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soft-pedal
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Play down or obscure WordNet 3.0
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Play down or obscure WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
To tone down, damp, mute or obscure something; to proceed in a less forceful, circumspect or subdued manner. Wiktionary
To damp. Wiktionary (translation)
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His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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soft-pedal
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soft-pedal
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DOWNPLAY • HUMILIATE va:0414f

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