underrecognize
English
Alternative forms
- underrecognise
Etymology
under- + recognize
Verb
underrecognize (third-person singular simple present underrecognizes, present participle underrecognizing, simple past and past participle underrecognized)
- To grant less recognition to (something) than appropriate.
- 2007 January 7, Carole Gould, “Three Philosophies, Three Big Gains”, in New York Times:
- Because of these difficulties, he added, “its outstanding gold reserves were being underrecognized by the market.”
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Derived terms
- underrecognition