† undermatchn.

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(b).

Obsolete.

One who is no match for another; an inferior rival.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior person > [noun]

lowerc1175

nethererc1443

inferior?1504

puny1579

under-being1587

puisne1592

subaltern1605

little sistera1634

undermatcha1661

wretch1688

sub-man1840

missing link1863

small-timer1910

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Wales 34 He was no contemptible Historian, but I confesse an under-match to Doctor Hackwell.

1769 O. Goldsmith Rom. Hist. I. 281 Claudius Nero..much an under-match for the cunning of the Carthaginian general.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

undermatchv.

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: underˈmatch.

1. transitive. To undervalue by comparison.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > misjudge [verb (transitive)] > underestimate or undervalue

to make much (also little, nothing, too much, etc.) of (or on)c1395

disprize1480

misprize1483

to make light of1526

extenuate1529

to make the worst ofc1530

seclude?1531

to take (also wrest) to the worst1531

deprisec1550

disparagea1556

undermatch1571

embase1577

underbid1593

underprize1600

underpoise1602

undervalue1611

minorize1615

underspeak1635

underthink1646

underrate1650

minify1676

under-measure1682

underpraise1698

sneeze1806

understate1824

disappreciate1828

under-estimatea1850

minimize1866

to play down1869

worsen1885

to sell short1936

downplay1948

underplay1949

lowball1979

minimalize1979

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lx. 10) He passeth foorth to the forreiners, whom hee far undermatcheth to his owne people.

2. To unite or bestow in marriage below the proper rank or condition.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > a marriage > [verb (transitive)] > marry to social inferior

disparagea1375

undermatch1639

1639 S. Du Verger tr. J.-P. Camus Admirable Events 39 There is none that so jealously preserve their Nobility, as the German, nor more feare to undermatch themselves.

1708 C. Cibber Lady's Last Stake iii. 42 Dispose of the Child as soon as you can, rather under-match her, than not at all.

1831 W. Scott Count Robert vii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. II. 175 A damsel..would think herself heinously undermatched, if wedded to a gallant whose fame in arms was yet unknown.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	undermatch
释义	† undermatchn. Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(b). Obsolete. One who is no match for another; an inferior rival. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior person > [noun] lowerc1175 nethererc1443 inferior?1504 puny1579 under-being1587 puisne1592 subaltern1605 little sistera1634 undermatcha1661 wretch1688 sub-man1840 missing link1863 small-timer1910 a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Wales 34 He was no contemptible Historian, but I confesse an under-match to Doctor Hackwell. 1769 O. Goldsmith Rom. Hist. I. 281 Claudius Nero..much an under-match for the cunning of the Carthaginian general. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). undermatchv. Etymology: under- prefix¹ 5(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: underˈmatch. 1. transitive. To undervalue by comparison. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > misjudge [verb (transitive)] > underestimate or undervalue to make much (also little, nothing, too much, etc.) of (or on)c1395 disprize1480 misprize1483 to make light of1526 extenuate1529 to make the worst ofc1530 seclude?1531 to take (also wrest) to the worst1531 deprisec1550 disparagea1556 undermatch1571 embase1577 underbid1593 underprize1600 underpoise1602 undervalue1611 minorize1615 underspeak1635 underthink1646 underrate1650 minify1676 under-measure1682 underpraise1698 sneeze1806 understate1824 disappreciate1828 under-estimatea1850 minimize1866 to play down1869 worsen1885 to sell short1936 downplay1948 underplay1949 lowball1979 minimalize1979 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lx. 10) He passeth foorth to the forreiners, whom hee far undermatcheth to his owne people. 2. To unite or bestow in marriage below the proper rank or condition. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > a marriage > [verb (transitive)] > marry to social inferior disparagea1375 undermatch1639 1639 S. Du Verger tr. J.-P. Camus Admirable Events 39 There is none that so jealously preserve their Nobility, as the German, nor more feare to undermatch themselves. 1708 C. Cibber Lady's Last Stake iii. 42 Dispose of the Child as soon as you can, rather under-match her, than not at all. 1831 W. Scott Count Robert vii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. II. 175 A damsel..would think herself heinously undermatched, if wedded to a gallant whose fame in arms was yet unknown. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.a1661v.1571
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