downplay

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Verb

downplay (downplays, present participle downplaying; past and past participle downplayed)

1. (transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.

   He would sometimes downplay his Princeton education by saying simply that he went to school in New Jersey.

Synonyms

• trivialize
• understate

Translations

• French: minimiser
• German: herunterspielen, verharmlosen, kleinreden, bagatellisieren
• Italian: minimizzare, sminuire
• Russian: преуменьша́ть
• Spanish: minimizar, quitar hierro

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