de-emphasize
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See also: deemphasize and deëmphasize
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de-emphasize (third-person singular simple present de-emphasizes, present participle de-emphasizing, simple past and past participle de-emphasized)
- (transitive) To remove or reduce the emphasis from something; to make something less important; to play down.