Synonym: background, downplay. Similar words: lay down, play, player, playoff, display, fair play, play with, on display. Meaning: v. understate the importance or quality of.
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31. They have consistently tried to play down his part in the scheme.
32. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was quick to play down talk of his side winning the quintuple after their Carling Cup final win over Spurs.
33. We noticed that tried to play down her glamour and be more like Eleanor Roosevelt.
34. The reporter wrote the play down, as he had not liked it.
35. We noticed that Faye tried to play down her glamour and be more like Eleanor Roosenelt.
36. Cappa himself often tries to play down the comparisons, but his teams do play tremendously open football.
37. The doctors thought it kind to play down the serious nature of her illness.
38. He tried to play down my part in the work and play up his own.
39. Compliment and congratulate on the very different attitude, we can see that China's humility is to play down their own achievements(sentencedict.com/play down.html), and other belongings.
40. Balance oil secretion, pinch pores, play down scars, improve senescence of skin.
41. It's a well-tried tactic to play down public expectations in advance of a superpower summit.
42. Conversely, as a considerable part of the building needs to be temporarily curb further play down the role of real growth, and will increase the purchase price adjustment expected of confidence.
43. Both camps tried to play down expectations in Pennsylvania, where Clinton's once double-digit lead has dwindled to single digits in many polls as Obama has outspent her heavily.
44. Mr Atalay , the interior minister , was quick to play down suggestions of a Kurdish terror strike.