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downplay

/ˈdaʊnˌpleɪ/

downplayverb

downplayed

Past Simple

downplayed

Past Participle

downplaying

Gerund

/ˈdaʊnˌpleɪ/

Translations

The company downplayed the risks involved in the project.

Компания умаляла риски, связанные с проектом.

She tends to downplay her achievements.

Она склонна сглаживать свои достижения.

He tried to downplay the significance of the event.

Он пытался преуменьшить значимость события.

Additional translations

снижать значение

Definitions

To make something appear less important or less significant than it really is.

The company tried to downplay the impact of the data breach to avoid panic among its customers.

Synonyms

play down

Antonyms

downplaypast participle

Definitions

Understated; made to appear less important or severe than it is.

The report focused on the downplayed risks of the new technology.