undertone

[Pref. under-, and Eng. tone.] A low or subdued tone; a tone lower than usual. "He says in an undertone."-Scribner's Magazine, May, 1877, p, 471. ŭn-der-took', pret . of v. [UNDERTAKE.] *ŭn-der-türn', v . t . [Pref. under- , and English turn , v.] To turn upside down; to subvert. un-der-văl-u-ā-tion, subst . [Pref. under- , and English valuation .] The act of undervaluing; a valuation at an amount below the real value. "A general undervaluation of the nature of sin."South: Sermons , vol. vii., ser. 5. un-der-văl-ue, v . t . [Pref. under- , and English value, v.] 1. To value, rate, or estimate below the proper value or worth. "They are for you, sir; And undervalue not the worth you carry." Beaum. & Flet.: Custom of the Country, iii. 2. 2. To esteem or value lightly; to treat as of little worth; to despise; to think little of. "Men know but little of each other's real character "Dundeo undertook to settle the dispute." - Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. xiii. *2. To venture, to hazard. "It is the cowish terror of his spirit That dares not undertake ." Shakesp.: Lear, iv. 2. 3. To promise, to guarantee; to be bound; to warrant. ( Shakesp .: Titus Andronicus , i.)