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Verb
/ˈdounˌplā/,
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downplayed, past participle; downplaying, present participle; downplayed, past tense; downplays, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Make (something) appear less important than it really is
    • - this report downplays the seriousness of global warming
  1. understate: represent as less significant or important
  2. background: understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"
  3. To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential