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underemphasize

American  
[uhn-der-em-fuh-sahyz] / ˌʌn dərˈɛm fəˌsaɪz /
especially British, underemphasise

verb (used with object)

underemphasized, underemphasizing

  1. to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize.

Etymology

Origin of underemphasize

First recorded in 1965–70; under- + emphasize

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