Definition of de-emphasize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

reduce importancemake something less important or prominent

The company decided to de-emphasize its traditional product lines in favor of new technologies.

downplay

minimize

communicationplay down a particular detail

She chose to de-emphasize the negative aspects of the report.

downplay

minimize

understate

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Origin of de-emphasize

English, de- (remove) + emphasize (give importance)

Examples of de-emphasize in a sentence

The school decided to de-emphasize sports in favor of academics.
The teacher decided to de-emphasize grades to reduce stress.
He tried to de-emphasize his role in the project.

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French:minimiser, atténuer, ...
German:herunterspielen, verharmlosen, ...
Italian:ridurre l'importanza, minimizzare, ...
Spanish:restar importancia, ...
Portuguese:desvalorizar, minimizar, ...
Chinese:降低重要性, 淡化, ...
Japanese:重要性を減らす, 控えめに扱う, ...
Arabic:قَلَّلَ مِن أَهَمِّيَّةِ, قَلَّلَ من شأن, ...
Hebrew:לְהַמְעִיט בְּחֲשִׁיבוּת, לְהַצְנִיעַ, ...
Russian:уменьшить значимость, уменьшать значение, ...
Ukrainian:зменшити значущість, применшувати, ...
Hindi:महत्व कम करना, कम महत्व देना, ...
Bengali:প্রাধান্য কমানো, গুরুত্বহীন করা, ...
Catalan:restar importància a, restar importància, ...
Czech:upozadit, zlehčovat, ...
Danish:nedtone, minimere, ...
Dutch:minder benadrukken, bagatelliseren, ...
Greek:υποβαθμίζω, παραλείπω, ...
Hungarian:háttérbe szorítani, bagatellizálni, ...
Khmer:កាត់បន្ថយការសង្កត់ធ្ងន់លើ, បន្ថយការសង្កត់ធ្ងន់លើ, ...
Korean:덜 강조하다, 축소하다, ...
Persian:کمرنگ کردن, کمرنگ کرد, ...
Polish:zmniejszyć znaczenie, umniejszać, ...
Portuguese (BR):desvalorizar, minimizar, ...
Romanian:a devaloriza, a minimaliza, ...
Swedish:nedtona, tona ner, ...
Thai:ลดความสำคัญ, ลดทอน, ...
Turkish:önemini azaltmak, önemsiz göstermek, ...
Vietnamese:giảm sự chú trọng, giảm bớt, ...

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