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play down vs accentuate

accentuate vs play down

play down and accentuate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
play down No No Yes No
accentuate No No Yes No
As verbs, accentuate is a hypernym of play down; that is, accentuate is a word with a broader meaning than play down:
  • play down: understate the importance or quality of
  • accentuate: to stress, single out as important
Other hypernyms of play down include accent, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress.
play down (verb) accentuate (verb)
understate the importance or quality of to stress, single out as important
put stress on; utter with an accent
Difference between play down and accentuate

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