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play down vs punctuate

punctuate vs play down

play down and punctuate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
play down No No Yes No
punctuate No No Yes No
As verbs, punctuate is a hypernym of play down; that is, punctuate is a word with a broader meaning than play down:
  • play down: understate the importance or quality of
  • punctuate: to stress, single out as important
Other hypernyms of play down include accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, stress.
play down (verb) punctuate (verb)
understate the importance or quality of insert punctuation marks into
interrupt periodically
to stress, single out as important
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