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- Dictionarydown·play/ˈdounˌplā/
verb
- 1. make (something) appear less important than it really is: "this report downplays the seriousness of global warming"
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The meaning of DOWNPLAY is play down, de-emphasize. How to use downplay in a sentence.
DOWNPLAY definition: 1. to make something seem less important or less bad than it really is: 2. to make something seem…. Learn more.
Downplay definition: to treat or speak of (something) so as to reduce emphasis on its importance, value, strength, etc.. See examples of DOWNPLAY used in a sentence.
To downplay something is to act as if it's not very important. If you're trying to convince your friends to play poker with you, you might downplay the fact that you're an experienced and competitive player.
DOWNPLAY meaning: 1. to make something seem less important or less bad than it really is: 2. to make something seem…. Learn more.
If you downplay a fact or feature, you try to make people think that it is less important or serious than it really is. The government is trying to downplay the violence. [ VERB noun ]
downplay something to try to make something seem less important than it really is synonym play down. The coach is downplaying the team's poor performance.
