Dictionary & Thesaurus

play down

1.	(verb) play down or obscure; "His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder"
	Synonyms: soft-pedal
	Related Words: say, state, tell

2.	(verb) move into the background; "he played down his royla ancestry"
	Synonyms: background
	Related Words: accent, accentuate, bring out, emphasize, set off, stress, wave off
	Antonyms: play up