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DE-EMPHASISE

Dictionary entry overview: What does de-emphasise mean?

• DE-EMPHASISE (verb)
The verb DE-EMPHASISE has 1 sense:

1. reduce the emphasis

Familiarity information: DE-EMPHASISE used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DE-EMPHASISE (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Reduce the emphasis

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

de-emphasise; de-emphasize; destress

Hypernyms (to "de-emphasise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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