14 entries under minimize topic. ×

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downplay(verb, restrain, moderate)
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hold back(expression, soften, belittle, underplay)
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make light of(expression, idiom, restrain, moderate, lessen)
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make little of(expression, idiom, soften, belittle)
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play down(verb, expression, restrain, moderate, pretend)
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soften(restrain, moderate, lessen, belittle)
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gloss over(expression, soften, belittle, underplay)
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belittle(soften, underplay)
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mute(soften, belittle, underplay)
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restrain(moderate, soften, belittle, underplay)
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soft-pedal(soften, belittle, underplay)
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underestimate
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underplay(soften, belittle)
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underrate(soften, belittle, underplay)
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