Downplay - Definition
downplay
v 1: represent as less significant or important [syn:
understate, minimize, minimise, downplay] [ant:
amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize,
magnify, overdraw, overstate]
2: understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his
royal ancestry" [syn: background, play down, downplay]
[ant: foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight]