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[ verb ] play down or obscure
Synonyms Examples "His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder" Used in print (The New York Times,...)Despite efforts by Washington last week to play_down the significance of the meeting , it clearly was going to be one of the crucial encounters of the cold_war . Related terms |
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[ verb ] understate the importance or quality of
Synonyms Examples "he played down his royal ancestry" Related terms |
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