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Underplay

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of underplaying.
Verb
  1. 1
    To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part. transitive
  2. 2
    play a card lower than (a held high card) wordnet
  3. 3
    To make something seem less important than it really is. transitive

    "As a working-class person I want to tell Tucker and any other gay and lesbian activists who call themselves socialists and so should certainly know better, that when they underplay survival issues and don't acknowledge the faultline under their feet that is class in this society, it hurts me right in the gut."

  4. 4
    act (a role) with great restraint wordnet
  5. 5
    To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From under- + play.

Etymology 2

From under- + play.

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