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English Dictionary: downplay by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downplay
v
  1. represent as less significant or important [syn: understate, minimize, minimise, downplay]
    Antonym(s): amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate
  2. understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"
    Synonym(s): background, play down, downplay
    Antonym(s): foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight
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