Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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play down | No | No | Yes | No |
play up | No | No | Yes | No |
play down (verb) | play up (verb) |
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understate the importance or quality of | move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent |
ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior |