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    understate
    un‧der‧state /ˌʌndəˈsteɪt $ -ər-/ verb [transitive]
     Word Family: verb: state, understate ≠ overstate; noun: statement, understatement ≠ overstatement; adjective: understated ≠ OVERSTATED
    to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important or serious than it really is
       OPP  overstate:
        The press have tended to understate the extent of the problem.