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downplay

 
 
/ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ/ verb [T]

Translation

to make something seem less important or bad than it really is
olduğundan daha kötü ve önemsiz duruma getirmek, kötüleştirmek
The report downplays the risks of nuclear power.1155
(Definition of downplay verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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