English

Alternative forms

• play down

Verb

downplay ‎(third-person singular simple present downplays, present participle downplaying, simple past and past participle downplayed)

1. (transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.

   He would sometimes downplay his Princeton education by saying simply that he went to school in New Jersey.

Usage notes

• The synonymous alternative form play down is slightly more formal, or slightly less informal.

Translations

Anagrams

• play down, playdown