background (v)
play down (v)
downplay (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def understate the importance or quality of
examples he played down his royal ancestry
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
Antonym play down → play up
Derivationally related form background → background
Antonym background → foreground
Hyponym wave off; soft-pedal
Incoming links
Derivationally related form background → background
Hypernym wave off; soft-pedal
Antonym play up → play down
Antonym foreground → background
Hyponym stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate

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