Deemphasize

Quick meaning: Deemphasize is a verb meaning Alternative form of de-emphasize.

Meaning

Alternative form of de-emphasize.

Example Sentences

One way to minimize or mitigate the copycat effect is to deemphasize the perpetrator and deglorify the violence in real and fictional stories.

In an article in Athletics Journal, Paul A. Smith described fartlek as "a continuous overdistance run with numerous faster-paced interval runs interspersed, until the runner feels tired, but not exhausted." Smith claimed that because fartlek existed in the mind of the runner as a form of play, it deemphasized the feeling or perception of fatigue.

Word Forms

• deemphasizes
• deemphasizing
• deemphasized

Synonyms for deemphasize

Depending on context, synonyms include destress.

Antonyms for deemphasize

Common opposites include emphasize, accentuate, stress, accent, set off.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include destress, deemphasizing, deemphasizes, deemphasized, emphasize, deemphasis.

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