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Play Up (Verb)

Meaning 1

Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics".

Classification

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

Synonyms

  • Foreground
  • Highlight
  • Spotlight

Antonyms

  • Play Down

Hypernyms

  • Bring Out
  • Set Off

Meaning 2

Ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman".

Classification

Verbs of feeling.

Synonyms

  • Cotton Up
  • Suck Up
  • Sidle Up
  • Cozy Up
  • Shine Up

Hypernyms

  • Ingratiate
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