soft-pedal (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 32
def play down or obscure
examples His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym background, play down, downplay
Incoming links
Hyponym background, play down, downplay

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