занижа́ть — meaning in English
zanizhat
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English meaning
- belittle verb To speak of someone or something as less important or impressive than it really is, often to show contempt.
- understate verb To describe something as smaller or less important than it really is.
Senses
занижа́ть is used for these senses in English:
- belittle (transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]
- understate (transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
understate — full definition
- verb To describe something as smaller or less important than it really is.
- verb To describe something in a deliberately flat way for ironic effect.
- verb To give a number or amount that is lower than the true figure.
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