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What is another word for make light?

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Verb
To represent or estimate at less than the true value or importance
minimizeUS
diminish
downplay
lessen
reduce
underrate
undervalue
understate
moderate
soften
trivialiseUK
trivializeUS
underestimate
devalue
whitewash
minify
underplay
misprize
weaken
deemphasize
mitigate
deprecate
discount
extenuate
cheapen
qualify
temper
minimalize
de-emphasize
play down
soft-pedal
gloss over
make light of
shrug off
sell short
brush aside
tone down
talk down
make little of
detract from
hold cheap
pooh-pooh
brush off
take lightly
belittle
underemphasize
dismiss
downgrade
disregard
depreciate
set little store by
disparage
palliate
set no store by
overlook
ignore
treat lightly
scoff at
rate too low
do an injustice to
laugh off
pass over
not do justice to
make nothing of
rationalizeUS
sugarcoat
rationaliseUK
overpass
reject
neglect
treat as unimportant
paper over
gloze over
hold back
wink at
blink at
derogate
prettify
euphemize
undertone
justify
vilipend
condone
forgive
excuse
remit
pardon
take for granted
be wrong about
soften up
think too little of
cock a snook at
brush something under the carpet
think little of
mince words
pay no attention to
explain away
take no notice of
underprice
deflate
slight
disesteem
put down
belie
deal rapidly with
minimiseUK
fail to appreciate
be casual about
hold in contempt
set too little store by
disvalue
gloss
varnish
mince
make a joke of
joke about
forget
not do justice
subdue
cover up
shush
smooth over
gild the pill
candy-coat
sugarcoat the pill
misjudge
underween
pay no heed to
shake off
dumb down
attach little importance to
give little weight to
think nothing of
give a lower profile
blue-pencil
put on the soft pedal
hush-hush
go easy
look down on
disbelieve
discard
dispel
undersell
doubt
omit
take no account of
lay aside
take with a pinch of salt
give no credence to
write off
set aside
spurn
flout
shut eyes to
wave aside
think no more of
push aside
sweep aside
underutilize
turn a blind eye to
put aside
refuse to acknowledge
underexploit
forget about
underuse
turn a deaf ear to
have no time for
“I wish you wouldn't make light of the matter, when it obviously means a great deal to him.”
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make lighter
make light of
make like
make like a
make like a baby and head out
make like a banana and split
make liable to
make liable
make level
make less uptight
make less tense
make less strict
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