play down
Verb
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Verb
play down
- (idiom, transitive) To make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.
- The essay attempts to play down the role slavery had in the Civil War.
- The senator played down the threat of a recession.
- During the wave of anti-immigrant sentiment, Miguel played down his immigrant status by removing Chicano patois from his speech and adopting the nickname "Mike."
- (make to seem less important) de-emphasize, downplay
- (make to seem less important) play up
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