play down (English, verb)
expansion: play down (third-person singular simple present plays down, present participle playing down, simple past and past participle played down)
Senses:
glosses: To make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.
tags: idiomatic
transitive
Forms:
form: plays down
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: playing down
tags: participle
present
form: played down
tags: participle
past
form: played down
tags: past