De-emphasizing

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of de-emphasize form-of, gerund, participle, present

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abateallayalleviateassuagebagatellizebanalize

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"She was de-emphasizing the importance of her story, hiding away from the crowd."

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