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verb
()
understate the importance or quality of
Synonyms:
background
,
downplay
,
Antonyms:
play up,
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soft-pedal
,
background
,
minimize
,
minimized
,
minimised
,
dilute
,
minimise
,
understate
,
weaken
,
punt
,
bob
,
touchback
,
dandle
,
scrape
,
seesaw
,
stump
,
underplay
,
battery
,
leapfrog
,
belittle
,
belittling
,
book
,
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,
books
,
breakaway
,
denigrate
,
derogate
,
drama
,
fast break
,
live
,
pinball
,
rain
,
role
,
safety
,
scrum
,
see-saw
,
smap
,
snap
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
hoe
,
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,
pooh-pooh
,
belittled
,
blahs
,
de-emphasize
,
downplay
,
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,
abuse
,
ace
,
adopt
,
ante
,
approach
,
arouse
,
art
,
average
,
back
,
backhand
,
balance
,
balancing
,
bear
,
beat
,
beats
,
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,
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,
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,
boe
,
borrow
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
cast
,
casted
,
catch
,
center
,
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,
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,
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,
clinch
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
comes
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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