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decrease vs undervalue

undervalue vs decrease

decrease is a noun but undervalue is not a noun.

decrease and undervalue both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
undervalue No No Yes No
As verbs, undervalue is a hyponym of decrease; that is, undervalue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • undervalue: lose in value
Other hyponyms of decrease include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither, abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.
decrease (noun) undervalue (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something
the amount by which something decreases
a change downward
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease (verb) undervalue (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range lose in value
make become smaller assign too low a value to
esteem lightly
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