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 state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
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 state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
- verb To state (something) with an intentional lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.
- verb To state a quantity that is too low.