Local English word record

play up

verb · 2 senses

move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

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Examples

  • The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics

Word relationships

Synonyms

foreground, highlight, spotlight

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Princeton WordNet 3.0