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de-emphasize (dē em′fə sīz′)
transitive verb de-emphasized -·sized′, de-emphasizing -·siz′ing
to remove emphasis from; lessen the importance or prominence of
Related Forms:
- de-emphasis de-em′phasis (-sis) noun
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