play down

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === play down (third-person singular simple present plays down, present participle playing down, simple past and past participle played down) (idiomatic, transitive) To make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious. Synonyms: de-emphasize, downplay; see also Thesaurus:trivialize Antonyms: play up; see also Thesaurus:exaggerate ==== Derived terms ==== downplay ==== Synonyms ==== downplay ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === downplay