underplay

🇺🇸 /ˌʌndərˈpleɪ/ 🇬🇧 /ˌʌndəˈpleɪ/
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verb
R

to make something seem not as important as it actually is

He tried to underplay his mistakes so they seemed smaller.

彼は自分の過ちを小さく見せるためにそれらを軽く扱おうとした。

translation

v. 過小評価する

語形変化

3rd Present underplays
Past underplayed
Perfect underplayed
Progressive underplaying

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