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Meaning of word play up from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

play up verb

Meaning : Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent.

Example : The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics.

Synonyms : foreground, highlight, spotlight

Understate the importance or quality of.

He played down his royal ancestry.
background, downplay, play down

Meaning : Ingratiate oneself to. Often with insincere behavior.

Example : She is playing up to the chairman.

Synonyms : cotton up, cozy up, shine up, sidle up, suck up

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चर्चित शब्द

nehru (noun)
Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule. Was the first prime minister of the Republic of India from 1947 to 1964 (1889-1964).

golem (noun)
(Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means.

posture (noun)
The arrangement of the body and its limbs.

jawaharlal nehru (noun)
Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule. Was the first prime minister of the Republic of India from 1947 to 1964 (1889-1964).

telugu (noun)
A member of the people in southeastern India (Andhra Pradesh) who speak the Telugu language.

salute (noun)
An act of honor or courteous recognition.

politics (noun)
Social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power.

good (noun)
Benefit.

xx (adjective)
Denoting a quantity consisting of 20 items or units.

thief (noun)
A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it.

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