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de-emphasize
de-em·pha·size [ dee émfə sz ] (past and past participle de-em·pha·sized, present participle de-em·pha·siz·ing, 3rd person present singular de-em·pha·siz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
reduce importance of something: to make something seem or be less important or central

de-em·pha·sis [ dee émfəssiss ] noun
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