downplayv.

Brit.

/ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnˌpleɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down- prefix, play v.

Etymology: < down- prefix + play v. Compare earlier to play down at play v. Phrasal verbs 1.

Originally U.S.

1. intransitive. To play down or minimize something (specified by on). rare.

ΚΠ

1942 Lowell (Mass.) Sun & Citizen-Leader 29 Oct. 21/3 Instantly a policy was born: Downplay on sex, by means of clothes, particularly the Puritan cover-up for the girls hair.

2. transitive. To try to make (something) appear smaller or less important than in reality; to minimize; to play down.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > misjudge [verb (transitive)] > underestimate or undervalue

to make much (also little, nothing, too much, etc.) of (or on)c1395

disprize1480

misprize1483

to make light of1526

extenuate1529

to make the worst ofc1530

seclude?1531

to take (also wrest) to the worst1531

deprisec1550

disparagea1556

undermatch1571

embase1577

underbid1593

underprize1600

underpoise1602

undervalue1611

minorize1615

underspeak1635

underthink1646

underrate1650

minify1676

under-measure1682

underpraise1698

sneeze1806

understate1824

disappreciate1828

under-estimatea1850

minimize1866

to play down1869

worsen1885

to sell short1936

downplay1948

underplay1949

lowball1979

minimalize1979

1948 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 2 June 5/3 When the butcher bill flies in the window, true love flies out the door, but we always down-played it in the mating season.

1968 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 Apr. 34/3 Their chief tended to downplay the report of heavy damage.

1977 Rolling Stone 24 Mar. 66/3 For the most part, vocals are down-played.

1978 R. Stevens Law & Politics 103 The incredible political pressures under which he lived..caused him to neglect or at least downplay the importance of his judicial duties.

1980 I. Hunter Malcolm Muggeridge v. 85 The Guardian drastically cut and downplayed the story.

2010 C. Seife Proofiness iii. 74 In my opinion, Branson is downplaying the risks.

Derivatives

ˈdownplaying n.

ΚΠ

1956 Foreign Affairs 34 681 A perceptible down-playing of Stalin's rôle, but the banner of Lenin remains invincible.

1977 N.Y. Times Mag. 16 Oct. 38/1 A downplaying of Bert Lance's problems.

2012 R. L. A. Clark in E. Gertsman & J. Stevenson Thresholds of Medieval Visual Culture iii. 256 The downplaying of sex or procreation..in its discussion of the pleasure..of married relations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downplay
释义	downplayv. Brit. /ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌpleɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down- prefix, play v. Etymology: < down- prefix + play v. Compare earlier to play down at play v. Phrasal verbs 1. Originally U.S. 1. intransitive. To play down or minimize something (specified by on). rare. ΚΠ 1942 Lowell (Mass.) Sun & Citizen-Leader 29 Oct. 21/3 Instantly a policy was born: Downplay on sex, by means of clothes, particularly the Puritan cover-up for the girls hair. 2. transitive. To try to make (something) appear smaller or less important than in reality; to minimize; to play down. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > misjudge [verb (transitive)] > underestimate or undervalue to make much (also little, nothing, too much, etc.) of (or on)c1395 disprize1480 misprize1483 to make light of1526 extenuate1529 to make the worst ofc1530 seclude?1531 to take (also wrest) to the worst1531 deprisec1550 disparagea1556 undermatch1571 embase1577 underbid1593 underprize1600 underpoise1602 undervalue1611 minorize1615 underspeak1635 underthink1646 underrate1650 minify1676 under-measure1682 underpraise1698 sneeze1806 understate1824 disappreciate1828 under-estimatea1850 minimize1866 to play down1869 worsen1885 to sell short1936 downplay1948 underplay1949 lowball1979 minimalize1979 1948 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 2 June 5/3 When the butcher bill flies in the window, true love flies out the door, but we always down-played it in the mating season. 1968 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 Apr. 34/3 Their chief tended to downplay the report of heavy damage. 1977 Rolling Stone 24 Mar. 66/3 For the most part, vocals are down-played. 1978 R. Stevens Law & Politics 103 The incredible political pressures under which he lived..caused him to neglect or at least downplay the importance of his judicial duties. 1980 I. Hunter Malcolm Muggeridge v. 85 The Guardian drastically cut and downplayed the story. 2010 C. Seife Proofiness iii. 74 In my opinion, Branson is downplaying the risks. Derivatives ˈdownplaying n. ΚΠ 1956 Foreign Affairs 34 681 A perceptible down-playing of Stalin's rôle, but the banner of Lenin remains invincible. 1977 N.Y. Times Mag. 16 Oct. 38/1 A downplaying of Bert Lance's problems. 2012 R. L. A. Clark in E. Gertsman & J. Stevenson Thresholds of Medieval Visual Culture iii. 256 The downplaying of sex or procreation..in its discussion of the pleasure..of married relations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1942
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