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downplay
verb
understate the importance or quality of
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- OWNPLA
- Scrabble score
- 17
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
verb
understate the importance or quality of
“he played down his royal ancestry”
verb
represent as less significant or important
In context
Example Sentences
he played down his royal ancestry
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