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| has gloss | (verb) understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry" background, downplay, play down |
| lexicalization | eng: background |
| lexicalization | eng: downplay |
| lexicalization | eng: play down |
| subclass of | (verb) to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" punctuate, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, stress, accent |
| has subclass | (verb) dismiss as insignificant; "He waved off suggestions of impropriety" wave off |
| has subclass | (verb) play down or obscure; "His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder" soft-pedal |
| Meaning | |
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| Catalan | |
| lexicalization | cat: mimetitzar |
| Mandarin Chinese | |
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| lexicalization | cmn: qīng miáo dàn xie |
| lexicalization | cmn: 輕描淡寫 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 轻描淡写 |
| German | |
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| lexicalization | deu: verharmlosen |
| lexicalization | deu: herunterspielen |
| Hungarian | |
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| lexicalization | hun: jelentéktelennek tüntet fel |
| lexicalization | hun: háttérbe szorít |
| Korean | |
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| lexicalization | kor: 가볍게 말하다 |
| Castilian | |
| lexicalization | spa: mimetizar |
| Swedish | |
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| lexicalization | swe: avdramatisera |
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