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Definition of downplay verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

downplay

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˈdaʊnpleɪ//
 
downplay somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they downplay
 
he / she / it downplays
 
past simple downplayed
 
-ing form downplaying
 
 
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to make people think that something is less important than it really is synonym play somethingdown The coach is downplaying the team's poor performance.
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