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Meaning of downplay

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

downplay

Pronunciation:

verb

Definitions

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

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