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(idiomatic, transitive) To make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.

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play down

verb

(idiomatic, transitive) To make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.

He tried to play down his mistake.

意味（1）

(idiomatic, transitive) To make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.

The essay attempts to play down the role slavery had in the Civil War.