downplay

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downplay(v = verb.communication) minimise, minimize, understate - represent as less significant or important; Array

is one way to inform

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

downplay(v = verb.change) background, play down - understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"

is one way to accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

downplay, v.tr. play down; minimize the importance of.

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