underplay in English

verb
1
perform (something) in a restrained way.
the violins underplayed the romantic element in the music
verb

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1. But concealed behind the anodyne comments of China's leaders, who generally try to underplay their country's power, a fierce debate over China's international approach is underway.

2. It is encouraging for both sides that they are capable of advancing the bilateral relationship without India having to give up non-alignment or South Korea having to underplay its alliance with the United States of America.

3. 26 Some things are hard to write about. After something happens to you, you go to write it down, and either you over dramatize it, or underplay it, exaggerate the wrong parts or ignore the important ones. At any rate, you never write it quite the way you want to. Sylvia Plath