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| VERB | 1 | downplay, understate, minimize, minimise | Represent as less significant or important |
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| 2 | downplay, background, play down | Understate the importance or quality of |
| Sounds | daw'npley. |
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| Rhymes | AAA, allay, ballet, and 37 more rhymes in ley... |
| Meaning | Represent as less significant or important. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | understate, minimize, minimise |
| Contrary | overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyerbolise, magnify, amplify |
| Broader | inform |
| Narrower | trivialize, trivialise |
| Entailed by | sandbag |
| Meaning | Understate the importance or quality of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | background, play down |
| Contrary | foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up |
| Broader | stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate |
| Narrower | wave off; soft-pedal |
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