English to English
understate
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verb (v)
- represent as less significant or important(verb.communication)Synonym:
downplay, minimise, minimize
Antonym:
amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstatesource: wordnet30 - To state or represent less strongly than may be done truthfully.(verb)source: webster1913