downplay
(verb)
verb
1. represent as less significant or important
Similar word(s): minimise, minimize, understate
Definition categories: communication, inform
2. understate the importance or quality of
- he played down his royal ancestry
Similar word(s): background
Definition categories: change, accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress
Sentences with downplay as a verb:
- He would sometimes downplay his Princeton education by saying simply that he went to school in New Jersey.