underread

transitive verb

1

: to take a reading below the correct reading of (a test) : to read (as a temperature, measurement, or weight) as lower than that actually registered

2

: to read with less than full or due understanding, appreciation, or alertness

underread the poets whose reputations they wish to demolish

—F. A. Pottle

Word History

Etymology

under entry 1 + read

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