Is De-Emphasizing a Word?
Verb (Used with Object), De-Em·pha·sized, De-Em·pha·siz·ing. to Place Less Emphasis Upon; Reduce in Importance, Size, Scope, Etc. : the University...
verb (used with object), de-em·pha·sized, de-em·pha·siz·ing. to place less emphasis upon; reduce in importance, size, scope, etc.: The university de-emphasized intercollegiate football.
What is De-emphasizing mean?
transitive verb. : to reduce in relative importance also : play down. Other Words from de-emphasize Synonyms Learn More About de-emphasize.
Is there a hyphen in deemphasize?
Some words have both hyphenated and unhyphenated variants: de-escalate/deescalate, co-operation/cooperation, re-examine/reexamine, de-emphasize/deemphasize, and so on. Words often lose their hyphen as they become more common, e.g., email instead of e-mail.
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