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talk down

talk down

 
See:
talk
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to belittle (something); underestimate.
He usually talked down her part in their success.If I do something good, she always tries to talk it down.
synonyms:
downplay, minimize, underestimate, undervalue
similar words:
depreciate, lowball
definition 2: to calm (someone) by talking to them.
He was in a severely agitated state and we tried to talk him down.
definition 3: to convince (someone) to lower the price of something.
The owner wanted $15,000 for the car but I was able to talk him down.