de-em·pha·size (dē-ĕm′fə-sīz′) tr.v. de-em·pha·sized ,
de-em·pha·siz·ing ,
de-em·pha·siz·es To decrease the emphasis on; minimize the importance of.
de-em′pha·sis n.
de-emphasize (diːˈɛmfəˌsaɪz ) or de-emphasise vb (tr ) to remove emphasis from
de-em•pha•size (diˈɛm fəˌsaɪz) v.t. -sized, -siz•ing. to place less emphasis upon; reduce the importance of: to de-emphasize sports.
[1935–40]
de-em′pha•sis (-sɪs) n.
de-emphasize Past participle: de-emphasizedGerund: de-emphasizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative de-emphasize de-emphasize
Present I de-emphasize you de-emphasize he/she/it de-emphasizes we de-emphasize you de-emphasize they de-emphasize
Preterite I de-emphasized you de-emphasized he/she/it de-emphasized we de-emphasized you de-emphasized they de-emphasized
Present Continuous I am de-emphasizing you are de-emphasizing he/she/it is de-emphasizing we are de-emphasizing you are de-emphasizing they are de-emphasizing
Present Perfect I have de-emphasized you have de-emphasized he/she/it has de-emphasized we have de-emphasized you have de-emphasized they have de-emphasized
Past Continuous I was de-emphasizing you were de-emphasizing he/she/it was de-emphasizing we were de-emphasizing you were de-emphasizing they were de-emphasizing
Past Perfect I had de-emphasized you had de-emphasized he/she/it had de-emphasized we had de-emphasized you had de-emphasized they had de-emphasized
Future I will de-emphasize you will de-emphasize he/she/it will de-emphasize we will de-emphasize you will de-emphasize they will de-emphasize
Future Perfect I will have de-emphasized you will have de-emphasized he/she/it will have de-emphasized we will have de-emphasized you will have de-emphasized they will have de-emphasized
Future Continuous I will be de-emphasizing you will be de-emphasizing he/she/it will be de-emphasizing we will be de-emphasizing you will be de-emphasizing they will be de-emphasizing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been de-emphasizing you have been de-emphasizing he/she/it has been de-emphasizing we have been de-emphasizing you have been de-emphasizing they have been de-emphasizing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been de-emphasizing you will have been de-emphasizing he/she/it will have been de-emphasizing we will have been de-emphasizing you will have been de-emphasizing they will have been de-emphasizing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been de-emphasizing you had been de-emphasizing he/she/it had been de-emphasizing we had been de-emphasizing you had been de-emphasizing they had been de-emphasizing
Conditional I would de-emphasize you would de-emphasize he/she/it would de-emphasize we would de-emphasize you would de-emphasize they would de-emphasize
Past Conditional I would have de-emphasized you would have de-emphasized he/she/it would have de-emphasized we would have de-emphasized you would have de-emphasized they would have de-emphasized
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. de-emphasize - reduce the emphasisalter ,
change ,
modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
reduce - destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
de-emphasize verb To make less emphatic or obvious:
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