v .
to minimize ; to represent as being insignificant ; to play down 과소평가하다 ; 하찮게 여기다 ; 경시하다

• The doctor has tried to downplay the risks involved in the operation, but Harry knew that having his head replaced was not minor surgery.
• The parents tried to downplay Christmas because their daughter was very young and they didn't want her to become so excited that she wouldn't be able to sleep.
• The hero downplayed his role in rescuing the children, but everyone knew what he had done.
  그 영웅은 아이들을 구하는 데 있어서 자신이 별로 큰 역할을 하지 못했다고 말했다. 그러나 모든 사람들은 그가 큰 일을 했다는 것을 알고 있었따.