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play about
play-act
play-action pass
play along
play around
play at
play back
play-by-play
play down
play-down
play lunch
play off
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play on words
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play down
play down


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
minimize importance of something: to represent something as being less important or significant than it is
The spin doctors are playing down the significance of the charge.
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