de-emphasize

See also: deemphasize and deëmphasize

English

Alternative forms

• de-emphasise, deemphasise, deemphasize, deëmphasize

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

English emphasize

English de-emphasize

From de- + emphasize.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈɛmfəsaɪz/

Verb

de-emphasize (third-person singular simple present de-emphasizes, present participle de-emphasizing, simple past and past participle de-emphasized)

1. (transitive) To remove or reduce the emphasis from something; to make something less important; to play down.

   Synonyms: downplay, make light of, understate; see also Thesaurus:trivialize

Translations

Translations

• Irish: dí-bhéimnigh