underplayPronunciation: /ʌndəˈpleɪ/Translate underplay | into German Definition of underplay verb [with object] 1perform (something) in a restrained way:the violins underplayed the romantic element in the music 2represent (something) as being less important than it really is:I do not wish to underplay the tragedies that have occurredunderplay in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of underplay in the US English dictionary