underplay
un·der·play / ˌəndərˈplā; ˈəndərˌplā/ • v. [tr.] perform (something) in a restrained way: the violins underplayed the romantic element in the music. ∎ represent (something) as being less important than it actually is: I do not wish to underplay the tragedies that have occurred.
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