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play down vs emphasise

emphasise vs play down

play down and emphasise both are verbs.

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

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