underplays 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. The explanation is farcical and bizarre, yet there is mystery, almost Coquetry, in the way Martel underplays it
2. The Peace Corps defenders argue this harsh analysis underplays the potential benefits to civil society from computers and the internet.
3. Analogising modern prostitution to chattel slavery underplays the horror of centuries of slavery in the Americas to the extent that it seems to border on genocide denial