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deëmphasize

deëmphasize verb: dated spelling of de-emphasize.

Verb

deëmphasize (third-person singular simple present deëmphasizes, present participle deëmphasizing, simple past and past participle deëmphasized)

  1. Dated spelling of de-emphasize.

Forms of deëmphasize

third-person singular presentdeëmphasizes
present participledeëmphasizing
past participledeëmphasized
pastdeëmphasized

Origin of deëmphasize

From de- + emphasize with a diaeresis applied.

Questions about deëmphasize

What does deëmphasize mean?
Deëmphasize means dated spelling of de-emphasize.
What part of speech is deëmphasize?
Deëmphasize is a verb.
What is the past tense of deëmphasize?
The past tense of deëmphasize is deëmphasized.

Words near deëmphasize in the dictionary

  1. dezombifies
  2. dezombify
  3. dezombifying
  4. Dezzy
  5. deëmphasis
  6. deëmphasize
  7. deëmphasized
  8. deëmphasizes
  9. deëmphasizing
  10. deësis
  11. deïst

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