Background (Verb)

Meaning

Understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Downplay
• Play Down

Antonyms

• Foreground

Hypernyms

• Emphasise
• Punctuate
• Emphasize
• Accentuate
• Accent

Related Words

• Background (noun)