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verb
To attribute insufficiently or inadequately.
To underestimate the role of some specified factors in causing (a particular outcome, action, or state of affairs).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: overattribute
verb
To attribute insufficiently or inadequately.
To tend to mistakenly believe that (a certain quality) is not present when, in fact, it is.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: overattribute
verb
To attribute insufficiently or inadequately.
To misattribute a work of art by asserting that the artist is a less renowned one than it actually is.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: overattribute
History
From under- + attribute.
