downplay

Verb
  1. Represent as less significant or important (synset 200842804)
    is a type of: inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
    subtypes: trivialise, trivialize - make trivial or insignificant
    same as: minimise, minimize, understate
  2. Understate the importance or quality of (synset 200514573)
    "he played down his royal ancestry"
    is a type of: accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress - to stress, single out as important
    subtypes:
    same as: background, play down

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