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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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noun

A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

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Dictionary Entry

downplayed

Part of Speechverb

To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.

In a Sentence

“He would sometimes downplay his Princeton education by saying simply that he went to school in New Jersey.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

. downplayed
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Synonyms

trivializeunderstate

Antonyms

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Related Words

belittleddenteddiminisheddroppedeasedreducedshruggedtrimmed

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