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underplay

Syllabification: (un·der·play)
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Definition of underplay

verb

[with object]
  • perform (something) in a restrained way:the violins underplayed the romantic element in the music
  • represent (something) as being less important than it actually is:I do not wish to underplay the tragedies that have occurred

underplay in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of underplay in the British & World English dictionary