background, play down, downplay
(verb) understate the importance or quality of; “he played down his royal ancestry”
understate, minimize, minimise, downplay
(verb) represent as less significant or important
Source: WordNet® 3.1
downplay (third-person singular simple present downplays, present participle downplaying, simple past and past participle downplayed)
(transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.
• The synonymous alternative form play down is slightly more formal, or slightly less informal.
• trivialize
• understate
• play down, playdown
Source: Wiktionary
20 January 2025
(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
