- play down
- (to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) minimiser
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play down — index disparage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Play-Down — Das Play down (auch Play out genannt) ist ein Ausscheidungskampf in einem Sportwettbewerb, durch den der Abstiegskampf entschieden wird. Genau wie das Play off folgt das Play down auf die Hauptrunde, deren Abschluss Tabelle die teilnehmenden… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Play-down — Das Play down (auch Play out genannt) ist ein Ausscheidungskampf in einem Sportwettbewerb, durch den der Abstiegskampf entschieden wird. Genau wie das Play off folgt das Play down auf die Hauptrunde, deren Abschluss Tabelle die teilnehmenden… … Deutsch Wikipedia
play down — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. depreciate, minimize, downplay. See detraction. play down to II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. belittle, hold down, hold back, minimize; see restrain 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To make less emphatic… … English dictionary for students
play down — {v.} To give less emphasis to; make (something) seem less important; divert attention from; draw notice away from. * /The newspaper stories played down the actor s unattractive past./ * /A salesman s job is to emphasize the good points of his… … Dictionary of American idioms
play down — {v.} To give less emphasis to; make (something) seem less important; divert attention from; draw notice away from. * /The newspaper stories played down the actor s unattractive past./ * /A salesman s job is to emphasize the good points of his… … Dictionary of American idioms
play\ down — v To give less emphasis to; make (smth) seem less important; divert attention from; draw notice away from. The newspaper stories played down the actor s unattractive past. A salesman s job is to emphasize the good points of his merchandise; he… … Словарь американских идиом
play down — verb To make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious. The essay attempts to play down the role slavery had in the Civil War. Syn: de emphasize, downplay … Wiktionary
play down — phr verb Play down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑importance, ↑incident, ↑significance … Collocations dictionary
play down — Synonyms and related words: abate, allay, alleviate, assuage, attemper, bank the fire, bedwarf, belittle, blunt, chasten, constrain, control, damp, dampen, de emphasize, deaden, deprecate, depreciate, detract from, diminish, downplay, dull, dwarf … Moby Thesaurus
play down — transitive verb Date: 1930 to attach little importance to ; minimize … New Collegiate Dictionary
