underplay Syllabification: (un·der·play)Pronunciation: /ˌəndərˈplā, ˈəndərˌplā/Translate underplay | into German 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 occurredunderplay in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of underplay in the British & World English dictionary