tr.v., -played, -play·ing, -plays.

To minimize the significance of; play down: downplayed the bad news.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: represent as less significant or important
  Synonyms: understate, minimize, minimise

Meaning #2: understate the importance or quality of
  Synonyms: background, play down

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - nedtone, bagatellisere

Nederlands (Dutch)
bagatelliseren, onbelangrijk maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - minimiser l'importance de

Deutsch (German)
v. - bagatellisieren, verharmlosen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μειώνω τη σημασία, ελαχιστοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
minimizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fazer parecer menos importante

Русский (Russian)
преуменьшать значение

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - minimizar, quitar importancia a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bagatellisera

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
不予重视

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 不予重視

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 어림짐작하다, 멸시하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 重要視しない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يظهر شئ على أنه ليس مهما على عكس ما هو صحيح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮המעיט בחשיבות, הצניע‬

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