transitive verb
-·sized·, -·siz·ing to remove emphasis from; lessen the importance or prominence of
de-emphasize
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de-emphasize
transitive verb
de-em·pha·sized, de-em·pha·siz·ing, de-em·pha·siz·esTo decrease the emphasis on; minimize the importance of.
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- de-em′pha·sis
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present deemphasizes, present participle deemphasizing, simple past and past participle deemphasized)
- Alternative form of de-emphasize.
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