de-emphasize

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de-emphasize

/diːˈɛmfəsaɪz/ UK

verb de-emphasizes · de-emphasizing · de-emphasized · de-emphasise · deemphasise

transitive To remove or reduce the emphasis from something; to make something less important; to play down.
Similar: downplay, make light of, understate, bagatellize, banalize, belittle, cut down, de-emphasize, denigrate, degrade, deprecate, derogate

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@misc{de_emphasize_2026,
  title = {de-emphasize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de-emphasize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}