to understate

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underexaggerate

Without the services of a qualified polygrapher, the defendant will almost always underexaggerate or lie about his or others' involvement in the conspiracy.

to state a quantity that is too low
to fail to put strongly enough, as a case
To state or represent less strongly than may be done truthfully
{f} represent less strongly than what the facts would justify, express too weakly, state restrainedly
represent as less significant or important
to state something with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony
to state something with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay
If you understate something, you describe it in a way that suggests that it is less important or serious than it really is. The government chooses deliberately to understate the increase in prices overstate, exaggerate. to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important or serious than it really is   overstate
to understate

    Hyphenation

    to un·der·state

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı ʌndırsteyt

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈəndərˌstāt/ /tə ˈʌndɜrˌsteɪt/
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