[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to act (a part) sketchily.", "to act subtly and restrainedly.", "to understate or de-emphasize; downplay:The ambassador underplayed his role in the peace negotiations."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to leave out of one's acting all subtlety and enriching detail.", "to achieve an effect in acting with a minimum of emphasis."]}]