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Play down

Play down Meaning & Definition
Play down Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Play down?

[v] understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Play down: background | downplay

Related Terms | Find terms related to Play down: abate | allay | alleviate | assuage | attemper | bank the fire | bedwarf | belittle | blunt | chasten | constrain | control | damp | dampen | deaden | de-emphasize | deprecate | depreciate | detract from | diminish | downplay | dull | dwarf | extenuate | keep within bounds | lay | lenify | lessen | lighten | make light of | make little of | make nothing of | minify | minimize | mitigate | moderate | modulate | mute | obtund | palliate | reduce | reduce the temperature | restrain | set at naught | set little by | slacken | slow down | smother | sober | sober down | soften | soft-pedal | stifle | subdue | suppress | tame | temper | think little of | think nothing of | tone down | tune down | underplay | weaken

See Also | accent | accentuate | emphasise | emphasize | punctuate | soft-pedal | stress | wave off

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