de-emphasize
UK/diːˈɛmfəsaɪz/
de-emphasize verb: to remove or reduce the emphasis from something; to make something less important; to play down.
Verb
de-emphasize (third-person singular simple present de-emphasizes, present participle de-emphasizing, simple past and past participle de-emphasized)
- To remove or reduce the emphasis from something; to make something less important; to play down.
- Synonyms:
- downplay, make light of, understate, bagatellize, banalize, belittle, cut down, denigrate, degrade, deprecate
de-emphasize meaning in Tamil and Bengali
de-emphasize in Tamil
- அழுத்தவிறக்கம்
de-emphasize in Bengali
- গুরুত্ব কমিয়ে দেখানো
Synonyms of de-emphasize
- downplay
- make light of
- understate
- bagatellize
- banalize
- belittle
- cut down
- denigrate
- degrade
- deprecate
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Forms of de-emphasize
| third-person singular present | de-emphasizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | de-emphasizing |
| past participle | de-emphasized |
| past | de-emphasized |
| alternative form | de-emphasise |
| alternative form | deemphasise |
| alternative form | deemphasize |
| alternative form | deëmphasize |
Origin of de-emphasize
From de- + emphasize.
Questions about de-emphasize
- What does de-emphasize mean?
- De-emphasize means to remove or reduce the emphasis from something; to make something less important; to play down.
- What is de-emphasize in Tamil?
- De-emphasize in Tamil is அழுத்தவிறக்கம். See De-emphasize meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is de-emphasize?
- De-emphasize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce de-emphasize?
- De-emphasize is pronounced /diːˈɛmfəsaɪz/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of de-emphasize?
- The past tense of de-emphasize is de-emphasized.
Words near de-emphasize in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: de-emphasize (page history and authors); de-emphasize (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); de-emphasize (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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