downplay

1 definition found

downplay - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  downplay
      v 1: represent as less significant or important [syn:
           understate, minimize, minimise, downplay] [ant:
           amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize,
           magnify, overdraw, overstate]
      2: understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his
         royal ancestry" [syn: background, play down, downplay]
         [ant: foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight]