单词 | under-measure |
释义 | under-measuren. (under- prefix1 5(b).) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > amount determined by weighing > deficient weight under-measure1629 underweight1629 1629 Vse of Law 11 in J. Doddridge Lawyers Light Tradesmen of all sorts, selling with vnder weights or measures. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). under-measurev. transitive. To measure insufficiently or not to the full amount. 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 1682 N. Grew Idea Philos. Hist. Plants 2 in Anat. Plants It is impossible to Measure, what we See not. And since we are most likely to under-measure [etc.]. 1845 B. Disraeli Sybil II. iii. i. 12 Many's the morn we work for nothing,..and many's the good stint they undermeasure. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1629v.1682 |
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