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      underestimating
      noun
      an estimation that is too low
      verb
      make too low an estimate of
      make a deliberately low estimate
      assign too low a value to
      Roots
      underunder- · Old English · beneath, too littleaestimo-estim · Latin · value, appraise
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      The word underestimating breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and Latin origin: under-, from Old English under (“beneath, too little”); and -estim, from Latin aestimo (“value, appraise”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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