Background (Verb)
Meaning
Understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The manager backgrounded his involvement in the project to avoid taking credit for the idea from his team members.
- She backgrounded her past achievements in her speech to focus on the present challenges.
- He chose to background his connections to the organization when asked about the funding sources.
- The artist backgrounded the darker aspects of her inspiration to focus on the beauty of her work.
- The politician tried to background the scandal to minimize its impact on her campaign.