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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Un'der-pro-pōr'tioned, a. p. 1439Of small or inferior proportions; small; poor. “Scanty and under-proportioned returns of civility.” Collier.Un'der-prôp'per, n. p. 1439One who, or that which, underprops or supports.Ŭn'der-put', v. t. p. 1439To put under or beneath.Un′der-rāte′, v. t. p. 1439To rate too low; to rate below the value; to undervalue.Ŭn'der-rāte, n. p. 1439A price less than the worth; as, to sell a thing at an underrate.Un'der-rĕck'ŏn, v. t. p. 1439To reckon below what is right or proper; to underrate. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Ŭn'der-rŭn', v. t. p. 1439To run or pass under; especially, to pass along and under, as a cable, for the purpose of taking in, or of examining, the condition of it. ☞ The cable passes over the bows and stern of the boat used…Ŭn'der-sāil', adv. p. 1439(Naut.) (a.) With anchor up, and under the influence of sails. (b.) With sails set, though the anchor is down. Totten.Ŭn'der-săt'ū-rā'ted, a. p. 1439Not fully saturated.Ŭn'der-sāy', v. t. p. 1439To say by way of derogation or contradiction. [Obs.] Spencer.Un'der-scōre',, v. t. p. 1439To draw a mark or line under.Un'der-sell', v. t. p. 1439To sell the same articles at a lower price than; to sell cheaper than.Un'der-sêt', v. t. p. 1439To prop or support. [Rare.] Bacon.Ŭn'der-sĕt', n. p. 1439(Naut.) A current of water below the surface, especially when moving in a direction contrary to that of the wind. Mar. Dict.Ŭn'der-sĕt'ter, n. p. 1439One who, or that which, under-sets or supports; hence, a prop; a pedestal; a support.Un'der-sêt'ting, n. p. 1439Something set or built under as a support; the lower part; the pedestal. Wotton.Un'der-shā'p'en, a. p. 1439Under the usual shape or size; small. “His dwarf a vicious undershapen thing.” Tennyson.Un'der-shêr'iff, n. p. 1439A sheriff's deputy.Un-der-shĕr'iff-ry, n. p. 1439The office of an under-sheriff. [Obs.]Un'der-shŏt, a. p. 1439Moved by water passing beneath; —said of a water-wheel, and opposed to overshot; as, an undershot wheel.Ŭn'der-shrīēv'al-ty, n. p. 1439The same as UNDER-SHERIFFRY, q. v.Un'der-shrûb, n. p. 1439(Bot.) A low shrub, permanent and woody at the base, but with branches decaying yearly. Martyn.Ŭn'der-shrūb, a. p. 1439Partly shrub-like. Gray.Un'der-sign', v. t. p. 1439To write one's name at the foot or end of, as a letter or any legal instrument. The undersigned, the person whose name is signed, or the persons whose names are signed, at the end; the subscriber or…Ŭn'der-sized, a. p. 1439Of a size less than is common.Un'der-skin'k'er, n. p. 1439An under-tapster. [Obs.]Ŭn'der-soil, n. p. 1439Soil beneath the surface; sub-soil.Ŭn'der-sŏng, n. p. 1439The burden of a song; the chorus. Menalcas shall sustain his under-song. Dryden. 2. Subordinate and accompanying meaning; accompaniment; under-tone. In the very best [poetry] there is often an…Ŭn'der-spärred, a. p. 1439The same as UNDER-MASTED. See UNDER-MASTED.Un'der-stănd', v. t. p. 1439To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehend the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to comprehend; to know; as, to understand a problem in Euclid; to understand a proposition or a…Un'der-stând', v. i. p. 1439To have the use of the intellectual faculties; to be an intelligent and conscious being. Imparadised in you, in whom alone I understand, and grow, and see. Donne. 2. To be informed by another; to…Un'der-ständ'a-ble, a. p. 1440Capable of being understood; intelligible. [Rare.] Chillingworth.Un'der-ständ'er, n. p. 1440One who understands or knows by experience. [Rare.] Beau. & Fl.Un'der-stănd'ing, p. a. p. 1440Knowing; skillful; as, he is an understanding man.Un'der-ständ'ing, n. p. 1440The act of a person who understands any thing (in the several senses of the word); knowledge; discernment; interpretation; explanation; belief. 2. An agreement of opinion or feeling; adjustment of…Ŭn/der-ständ'ing-ly, adv. p. 1440In an understanding manner; intelligibly; with full knowledge or comprehension; as, to vote upon a question understandingly; to act or judge understandingly. The gospel may be neglected, but it can…Ŭn'der-stāte', v. t. p. 1440To state or represent less strongly than the truth will bear.Un'der-stāte/ment, n. p. 1440The act of understating, or that which is understated; a statement below the truth.Ŭn'der-stōōd', imp. & p. p. p. 1440of understand.Un'der-strāp'per, n. p. 1440A petty fellow; an inferior agent. This was going to the fountain-head at once, not applying to the understrappers. Goldsmith.Ŭn’der-strā’tum, n. p. 1440The bed or layer of earth on which the mold or soil rests; sub-soil.Ŭn'der-strōke', v. t. p. 1440To underline or underscore.Ŭn'der-sūit, n. p. 1440A suit worn under another suit.Ŭn'der-tāk'a-ble, a. p. 1440Capable of being undertaken. [Obs.] Chillingworth.Un'der-tāke', v. t. p. 1440To take upon one's self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt. To second, or oppose, or undertake The perilous attempt. Milton. 2. Specifically…Ŭn-der-tāke’, v. i. p. 1440To take upon or assume any business or province. O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me. Is. xxxviii. 14. 2. To venture; to hazard. [Obs. or rare.] It is the cowish tenor of his spirit That dare…Un'der-tāk'er, n. p. 1440One who undertakes; one who engages in any project or business. 2. One who stipulates or covenants to perform any work for another. “To sign deputations for undertakers to furnish their proportions…Ŭn'der-tāk'ing, n. p. 1440That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise. 2. Specifically, the business of an undertaker, as the management of…Un'der-tăxed, a. p. 1440Taxed too little, or at a lower rate than others.Ŭn'der-tēn'an-cy, n. p. 1440Tenancy or tenure under a tenant or lessee; the tenure of an under-tenant.Ŭn'der-tēn'ant, n. p. 1440The tenant of a tenant; one who holds lands or tenements of a tenant.Ŭn'der-tide or Ŭn'der-time, n. p. 1440The under or after part of the day; evening. [Obs.] He, coming home at under-time, there found The fairest creature that he ever saw. Spencer. ☞ It has no connection with undern, which refers to an…Ŭn'der-tōne, n. p. 1440A low or subordinate tone or utterance.Ŭn’der-to͝ok’, imp. p. 1440of undertake. See UNDERTAKE.Ŭn’der-tōw, n. p. 1440A current of water below, in a different direction from that on the surface.Ŭn'der-tûrn', v. t. p. 1440To turn upside down; to subvert. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Un'der-vāl'ū-ā'tion, n. p. 1440The act of valuing below the real worth; rate not equal to the worth.Ŭn'der-vā'lūe, v. t. p. 1440To value, rate, or estimate below the real worth. 2. To esteem lightly; to treat as of little worth; to despise; to hold in mean estimation. In comparison of the discharge of my duties, I undervalued…Ŭn'der-văl'ue, n. p. 1440Low rate or price; a price less than the real worth. Hamilton.Ŭn'der-vāl'ū-er, n. p. 1440One who undervalues or esteems lightly. Walton.