VERB | communication | soft-pedal | play down or obscure / obscure |
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Meaning | play down or obscure / obscure. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder" | |
Broader | background, play down, downplay | understate the importance or quality of |
Spanish | ablandar, suavizar |
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