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Define the word downplay

"downplay" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

downplay
     v 1: represent as less significant or important [syn: understate,
           minimize, minimise] [ant: overstate]
     2: understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his
        royal ancestry" [syn: background, play down] [ant: foreground,
         foreground]