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De-emphasize

//diːˈɛmfəsaɪz// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To remove or reduce the emphasis from something; to make something less important; to play down. transitive
  2. 2
    reduce the emphasis wordnet

Etymology

From de- + emphasize.

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