1. (verb) represent as less significant or important

• minimise
• minimize
• understate

2. (verb) understate the importance or quality of

• background
• play down

1. (verb) represent as less significant or important

• inform

2. (verb) understate the importance or quality of

• accent
• accentuate
• emphasise
• emphasize
• punctuate
• stress

1. (verb) represent as less significant or important

• trivialise
• trivialize

2. (verb) understate the importance or quality of

• soft-pedal
• wave off

1. (verb) represent as less significant or important

• amplify
• exaggerate
• hyperbolise
• hyperbolize
• magnify
• overdraw
• overstate

2. (verb) understate the importance or quality of

• foreground
• foreground
• highlight
• highlight
• play up
• play up
• spotlight
• spotlight

1. (verb) represent as less significant or important

• lower limit
• lower limit
• minimum
• minimum
• minimisation
• minimisation
• minimization
• minimization
• understatement

2. (verb) understate the importance or quality of

• background