DOWNPLAY: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

Pronunciation:			daûn'pley
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[v]  understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry" [v]  represent as less significant or important
	Synonyms:		background, minimise, minimize, play down, understate
	Antonyms:		amplify, exaggerate, foreground, highlight, hyerbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate, play up, spotlight
	See Also:		accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, inform, punctuate, soft-pedal, stress, trivialise, trivialize, wave off