(v) make too low an estimate of, Syn. underrate, Ant. overestimate, Example:he underestimated the work that went into the renovation; Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
[みたてる, mitateru] (v1, vt) (1) to select; to choose; (2) to diagnose (an illness); to judge; (3) to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); (4) to see someone off; (5) to look after; to be (someone's) guardian; (6) to underrate; to look down on; to underestimate (someone)