What does "underprize" mean?

To undervalue; to underestimate.

What is a synonym for "underprize"?

Common synonyms include: belittle, deprecate, depreciate, disparage, lower, make light of.

Underprize

verb

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Definitions

Verb

1
To undervalue; to underestimate. transitive
"[…] Yet look, how far / The substance of my praise doth wrong this shadow / In underprizing it, so far this shadow / Doth limp behind the substance."

Synonyms

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belittle deprecate depreciate disparage lower make light of

Example

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"[…] Yet look, how far / The substance of my praise doth wrong this shadow / In underprizing it, so far this shadow / Doth limp behind the substance."

Etymology

From under- + prize.

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