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play up
advertise, publicize


WordNet 2.0 DictionaryDownload this dictionary
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Verb
1. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
(synonym) foreground, highlight, spotlight
(antonym) background, play down, downplay
(hypernym) bring out, set off
2. ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman"
(synonym) cozy up, cotton up, shine up, sidle up, suck up
(hypernym) ingratiate



ENGLISH IDIOMS 2.EDITION DictionaryDownload this dictionary
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call attention to, emphasize During the job interview he played up his experience as an experienced computer operator.

English - Thai, Dictionary of CherngXDownload this dictionary
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phrv. เล่นเกมอย่างกระฉับกระเฉง; สนใจ, เอาใจใส่ (syn. play down); โฆษณา, ประกาศ; ประพฤติผิด; ทำให้รำคาญ, ทำให้ทรมาน (syn. act up)

English To Urdu LughatDownload this dictionary
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Eng: play up
Urdu: کِسی بات پر زور دینا ۔
  

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