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deemphasize
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | place less emphasis |
| Synonyms: | minimize, play down, understate |
| Antonyms: | emphasize |
| Main Entry: | play down |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pretend as if something were unimportant |
| Synonyms: | belittle, deemphasize, gloss over, hold back*, make light of, make little of, minimize, mute, restrain, soft-pedal, soften, underplay, underrate |
| Antonyms: | blow up, build up, explode, play up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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