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underplay

[ uhn-der-pley, uhn-der-pley ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to act (a part) sketchily.
to act subtly and restrainedly.
to understate or de-emphasize; downplay:
The ambassador underplayed his role in the peace negotiations.

underplay

/ ˌʌndəˈpleɪ /

First recorded in 1725–35; under- + play

What she did need to worry about was trying to underplay her book in view of the attention it drew.

To say that this is an unusual moment would be to underplay how unique it really is.

Unknown forces are all the time engaged in a mystic underplay which is the real action of the piece.

Especially with a purple speech like that; you've simply got to learn to underplay.

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