make+less+important
31overshadowing — n. state of being overshadowed; covering over of something (as with shadows); diminishing of the importance of someone or something by the real or imagined importance of anotherv. obscure; cause to be shadowed; make less important …
32overshadows — v. obscure; cause to be shadowed; make less important …
33play down — de emphasize, make less important …
34soft pedal — v. play down, minimize, reduce importance, make less important; use the soft pedal in playing piano to reduce the volume of music n. pedal on a piano that reduces musical tones …
35soft pedaled — v. play down, minimize, reduce importance, make less important; use the soft pedal in playing piano to reduce the volume of music n. pedal on a piano that reduces musical tones …
36soft pedaling — v. play down, minimize, reduce importance, make less important; use the soft pedal in playing piano to reduce the volume of music n. pedal on a piano that reduces musical tones …
37soft pedals — v. play down, minimize, reduce importance, make less important; use the soft pedal in playing piano to reduce the volume of music n. pedal on a piano that reduces musical tones …
38overtop — v. a. 1. Rise above, surpass in height. 2. Excel, transcend, surpass, exceed. 3. Obscure, make less important, eclipse. 4. Transgress, disregard, go beyond …
39play something down — MAKE LIGHT OF, make little of, gloss over, de emphasize, downplay, understate; soft pedal, tone down, diminish, trivialize, underrate, underestimate, undervalue; disparage, belittle, scoff at, sneer at, shrug off; …
40china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
