Downplay - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ|
Brit.
|daʊnˈpleɪ|
verb
- represent as less significant or important (syn: minimize, understate)
- understate the importance or quality of (syn: background)
- understate the importance or quality of (syn: background)
Extra examples
Athletes often downplay their injuries.
...he self-deprecatingly downplays his own contributions to the festival's success...
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: downplay
he/she/it: downplays
present participle: downplaying
past tense: downplayed
past participle: downplayed
I/you/we/they: downplay
he/she/it: downplays
present participle: downplaying
past tense: downplayed
past participle: downplayed
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