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What is "de-emphasize"

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
de-emphasize

also deemphasize, 1938, from de- + emphasize. Related: De-emphasized; de-emphasizing.

Wiktionary
de-emphasize

alt. (context transitive English) To remove or reduce the emphasis from something; to make something less important; to play down. vb. (context transitive English) To remove or reduce the emphasis from something; to make something less important; to play down.

WordNet
de-emphasize

v. reduce the emphasis [syn: de-emphasise, destress]