Definition of downplay

verb (v)

• represent as less significant or important (verb.communication)

  Synonym: minimise, minimize, understate
  Antonym: amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate
  

  source: wordnet30
• understate the importance or quality of (verb.change)

  Synonym: background, play down
  Antonym: foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight
  

  source: wordnet30

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