English Explanatory Dictionary

underplay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of underplaying.
verb
  1. To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part.
  2. To make something seem less important than it really is.
  3. To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underplay.wav

Word forms

underplay underplays underplaying underplayed

Etymology

From under- + play.

Synonyms

belittle downplay understate bagatellize banalize cut down de-emphasize denigrate degrade deprecate derogate disparage dispraise lilliputianize make little of make nothing of minimize play down set at nought superficialize trivialize underestimate underplay vilipend
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