The difference between Downplay and Exaggerate
When used as verbs, downplay means to de-emphasize, whereas exaggerate means to overstate, to describe more than is fact.
check bellow for the other definitions of Downplay and Exaggerate
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Downplay as a verb (transitive):
To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.
Examples:
"He would sometimes downplay his Princeton education by saying simply that he went to school in New Jersey."
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Exaggerate as a verb:
To overstate, to describe more than is fact.
Examples:
"I've told you a [[billion]] times not to exaggerate!"
"He said he'd slept with hundreds of girls, but I know he's exaggerating. The real number is about ten."