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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. represent as less significant or important;
[syn: understate, minimize, minimise, downplay]

2. understate the importance or quality of;
- Example: "he played down his royal ancestry"
[syn: background, play down, downplay]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

downplay
    v 1: represent as less significant or important [syn:
         understate, minimize, minimise, downplay] [ant:
         amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize,
         magnify, overdraw, overstate]
    2: understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his
       royal ancestry" [syn: background, play down, downplay]
       [ant: foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight]