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understate

 1 verb play down, minimise TRANSITIVEhe understated the seriousness of the problem thug sé le fios nach bhfuil an fhadhb chomh holc agus atáto say that they're in trouble is understating the situation ní hé iomlán an scéil é a rá go bhfuil siad i dtrioblóidit understates the dangers involved déanann sé beag is fiú de na contúirtí a bhaineann leisthe facts of the case were deliberately understated rinneadh fíricí an cháis a mhaolú d'aon turas 2 verb give figures that are too low TRANSITIVEganniontráilhe understated his income mhaígh sé go raibh níos lú ioncaim aige ná mar atáthe number of deaths was understated níor tuairiscíodh líon iomlán na marbh

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