background 1
verbdomain: change
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
understate the importance or quality of
Examples
- 1.he played down his royal ancestry
Hypernym
stress 1
verb
to stress, single out as important
EnglishAntonym
foreground 1
verb
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
Derivationally related form
background 5
noun
relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
Hyponym
wave off 1
verb
dismiss as insignificant
soft-pedal 1
verb
play down or obscure
