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trivialize collapse: make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!"

underestimate collapse: an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value; make too low an estimate of; "he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"; "Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river"

undervalue collapse: esteem lightly; assign too low a value to; "Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price"

deprecate collapse: belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"; express strong disapproval of; deplore

shrug off collapse: minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points"

sell short collapse: underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"; sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit

overshadow collapse: cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"; "The tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"; exceed in importance; outweigh; "This problem overshadows our lives right now"

abridge collapse: lessen, diminish, or curtail; "the new law might abridge our freedom of expression"; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

discount collapse: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise; give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"

disclaim collapse: make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility"; renounce a legal claim or title to

shorten collapse: become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"; make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"; make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"

dwarf collapse: a person who is markedly small; check the growth of; "the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines"

bring down collapse: cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house"

write off collapse: reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"; concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"; write something fluently, and without hesitation; cancel (a debt)

condense collapse: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"; compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"; develop due to condensation; "All our planets condensed out of the same material"; become more compact or concentrated; "Her feelings condensed"; cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid; "The cold air condensed the steam"; remove water from; "condense the milk"

downgrade collapse: the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends; rate lower; lower in value or esteem

degrade collapse: lower the grade of something; reduce its worth; reduce the level of land, as by erosion

depreciate collapse: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"; lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

disparage collapse: express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

laugh collapse: a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing; "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision"; the sound of laughing; produce laughter

discredit collapse: cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"; damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

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