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underplay definition

under·play (un′dər plā′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to act (a role or scene) in a manner intended to be subtle and restrained
  2. underact
  3. to play down the importance of (something)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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