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   play down

   • ▪ represent something as being less important than it in fact is

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   What does play down mean?

   • • The first reaction from the Tour organisers was to play down the significance of Voet's arrest. play something ↔ down meaning, definition, what is play something ↔ down: to try to make something seem less impor...: Learn more.

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   What is play down phrasal verb?

   • Definition of play down phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to try to make something seem less important than it really is synonym downplay opposite play something up, play something up Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.

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   What is the difference between 'play something up' and 'downplay'?

   • to try to make something seem less important than it really is synonym downplay opposite play something up, play something up Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide

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   What does playing down a report mean?

   • If you play down something, you try to make people believe that it is not particularly important. Western diplomats have played down the significance of the reports. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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   The meaning of PLAY DOWN is to attach little importance to : minimize.

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   PLAYDOWN definition: a play-off | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

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   Playdown definition: a play-off.. See examples of PLAYDOWN used in a sentence.

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   Definition of 'play down' play down. phrasal verb. If you play down something, you try to make people believe that it is not particularly important.

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   understate the importance or quality of. DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘play down'.Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors.

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   • At a New York conference this week Mr Murdoch tried to play down the significance of the deal. • Perhaps it was good that Hooper did not take Charles's kindness, but instead played down the significance of the incident. • The first reaction from the Tour organisers was to play down the significance of Voet's arrest.