de-emphasize

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de-emphasize

The teacher de-emphasizes the minor details on the whiteboard.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To reduce the emphasis on something; to make something seem less important or prominent: The action of decreasing the attention, importance, or stress given to a particular element, idea, or detail.
Usage
  • The verb "de-emphasize" is used to describe the act of deliberately making a subject, feature, or point less central or noticeable. It is often used in contexts like writing, speaking, design, and policy to shift focus away from something.
  • It is typically followed by a direct object (what is being de-emphasized).
  • Common structures: "de-emphasize [something]" or "de-emphasize the importance/role of [something]".
Examples
  • Verb:
Advanced Usage
  • "to de-emphasize the significance of": to reduce the perceived importance of an event or fact.
  • "to de-emphasize in favor of": to reduce focus on one thing to give more attention to another.
Variants and Related Words
  • De-emphasis (noun): The act or result of reducing emphasis.
  • De-emphasized (adjective): Describing something that has had its emphasis reduced.
Synonyms
  • Downplay: To make something seem less important than it really is.
  • Minimize: To reduce something, especially something negative, to the smallest possible amount or degree.
  • Understate: To describe or represent something as being smaller or less important than it actually is.
Antonyms
  • Emphasize: To give special importance or prominence to something.
  • Highlight: To draw special attention to.
  • Stress: To emphasize a point or idea.
Related Phrases
  • To play down: A phrasal verb meaning to make something appear less important or serious (similar to downplay).
  • To soft-pedal: To deliberately avoid emphasizing something; to be less forceful or obvious about it.
de-emphasize

The teacher de-emphasizes the minor details on the whiteboard.

Verb
  1. reduce the emphasis

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