underplay
IPA: ʌndɝpɫˈeɪ
noun
- The act of underplaying.
verb
- (transitive) To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part.
- (transitive) To make something seem less important than it really is.
- (transitive, card games) To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage.
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Examples of "underplay" in Sentences
- The dangers should not be underplayed.
- I don't want to underplay it or overplay it.
- The intro seems to underplay her significance.
- The article thoroughly underplays the Nazi years.
- I was not attempting to underplay or soften anything.
- A mere vague mention of infidelity is underplaying it.
- You may be accidently underplaying the accomplishments.
- But BaseballBugs perhaps underplays the importance of the 10th amendment.
- I'd include those spineless media sources that clearly underplay the issue.
- This is not to underplay the effects of the famine but to put it in context.
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