English
Etymology
Compound of down + play.
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-downplay.ogg|Audio (US)
Verb
en-verb
- To deemphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential.
#:He would sometimes downplay his w:Princeton_University|Princeton education by saying simply that he went to school in New Jersey.
Translations
trans-top|to deemphasize; to present or portray something as less important or consequential
German: herunterspielen
trans-mid
trans-bottom
zh:downplay
|