de-emphasize

Verb

Meaning

reduce the emphasis

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Synonyms

destress minify reduce minimize diminish mitigate lessen underestimate disparage depreciate belittle deprecate undertone downplay downgrade
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Antonyms

dramatize stress colour elaborate emphasize amplify
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Hypernyms

change alter modify

Hyponyms

reduce

Examples

Other observers de-emphasize the apparent intellectual theme of The Thinker, stressing the figure's rough physicality and the emotional tension emanating from it. Source: Internet

Since August 1990, however, the party has tended to de-emphasize socialism and to stress pan-Arab unity. Source: Internet

By the 1952 season, the university decided to de-emphasize sports. Source: Internet

Different styles or types of music may emphasize, de-emphasize or omit some of these elements. Source: Internet

Still other readers de-emphasize any sort of "real story" and may doubt the existence of such a thing. Source: Internet

Place names were changed — so, too, were textbooks — to de-emphasize Muslims’ contribution to India and play up Hindu teachings. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

de-emphasisation de-emphasise de-emphasization de-emulsifier de-emulsify de-energise