DE-EMPHASIZE

Meaning of DE-EMPHASIZE in English

/dee em"feuh suyz'/ , v.t., de-emphasized, de-emphasizing .

to place less emphasis upon; reduce in importance, size, scope, etc.: The university de-emphasized intercollegiate football.

Also, esp. Brit., de-emphasise .

[ 1935-40; DE- + EMPHASIZE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

DE-EMPHASIZE — transitive verb Date: 1938 to reduce in relative importance, de-emphasis noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DE-EMPHASIZE — (ˈ)dē+ transitive verb : to reduce in importance especially in relation to something else : play down : deflate defense …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DE-EMPHASIZE — transitive verb Date: 1938 : to reduce in relative importance ; also : play down • de-em·pha·sis -fə-səs noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DE-EMPHASIZE — Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ē - ' em(p)-f ə - ˌ s ī z Function: transitive verb Date: 1938 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DE-EMPHASIZE — or de-emphasise ■ verb reduce the emphasis given to. Derivatives de-emphasis noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
DE-EMPHASIZE — [de-em.pha.size] vt (1938): to reduce in relative importance; also: play down -- de-em.pha.sis n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE-EMPHASIZE — v.tr. (also -ise) 1 remove emphasis from. 2 reduce emphasis on.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DE-EMPHASIZE — v.tr. (also -ise) 1. remove emphasis from. 2 reduce emphasis on.
Oxford English vocab
DE EMPHASIZE — Synonyms and related words : abate, allay, alleviate, assuage, attemper, bank the fire, bedwarf, belittle, blunt, chasten, conceal, constrain, control, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DE-EMPHASIZE — Function: verb Synonyms: SOFT-PEDAL , play (down)
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DE-EMPHASIZE — verb Synonyms: soft-pedal , play (down)
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DE-EMPHASIZE — v 1) приписывать (чему-л.) меньшее значение, преуменьшать роль; 2) ослаблять, устранять (помехи, шум и т. п.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DE-EMPHASIZE — v 1. приписывать ( чему-л. ) меньшее значение; преуменьшать роль, значение to de-emphasize gross output as the chief indicator of …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DE EMPHASIZE — (v) ослабить; ослаблять; преуменьшать роль; приписывать меньшее значение; устранить; устранять
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DE-EMPHASIZE — v 1. приписывать ( чему-л. ) меньшее значение; преуменьшать роль, значение to ~ gross output as the chief indicator of …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DE-EMPHASIZE — v 1. приписывать ( чему-л. ) меньшее значение; преуменьшать роль, значение to de-emphasize gross output as the chief indicator of …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DE-EMPHASIZE — отменять выделение (выбранного элемента )
Англо-Русский словарь по компьютерам
DE-EMPHASIZE — отменять выделение (выбранного элемента)
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию
DE-EMPHASIZE — отменять выделение ( выбранного элемента )
Англо-Русский словарь компьютерных терминов
DE-EMPHASIZE — [v.] 1) приписывать (чему-л.) меньшее значение, преуменьшать роль 2) ослаблять, устранять (помехи, шум (и т.п.))
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
DE-EMPHASIZE — v 1) приписывать (чему-л.) меньшее значение, преуменьшать роль; 2) ослаблять, устранять (помехи, шум и т. п.)
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
DE-EMPHASIZE — v 1) приписывать (чему-л.) меньшее значение, преуменьшать роль; 2) ослаблять, устранять (помехи, шум и т. п.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DE — prep I. from; also: since; II. of (1. belonging or pertaining to; 2. made of); III. with, by means of; …
Interlingua English vocab
EMPHASIZE — pabundak
English-Visayan vocabulary
EMPHASIZE — transitive verb (-sized; -sizing) Date: circa 1806 to place emphasis on ; stress
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DE — I or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Английский словарь Британика
EMPHASIZE — -fəˌsīz transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Usage: see -ize Etymology: emphas is + -ize : to give emphasis to or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de ) and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EMPHASIZE — (v. t.) To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word …
Английский словарь Webster
DE- — () A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the …
Английский словарь Webster
EMPHASIZE — ( v. t. ) To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DE- — A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EMPHASIZE — /em"feuh suyz'/ , v.t., emphasized, emphasizing . to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE' — /deuh/ ; It. /de/ , prep. dei (used in Italian names as an elided form of dei ): de' Medici.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE- — a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE — /deuh/ ; Fr. /deuh/ ; Sp. /de/ ; Port. /di/ , prep. from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EMPHASIZE — v. stress, accentuate the importance of, underscore; make more obviously defined (e.g.: "The skirt she is wearing emphasizes her waist"), …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
EMPHASIZE — transitive verb ( -sized ; -siz·ing ) Date: circa 1806 : to place emphasis on : stress emphasized the need …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de, preposition) and partly from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EMPHASIZE — vt to utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or …
Webster English vocab
DE- — a prefix from latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. in words from the french …
Webster English vocab
EMPHASIZE — or emphasise ■ verb 1》 give emphasis to. 2》 make more clearly defined: a jacket which ~d her hips.
Concise Oxford English vocab
EMPHASIZE — [em.pha.size] vt -sized ; -siz.ing (ca. 1806): to place emphasis on: stress "emphasized the need for reform"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE- — [de-] prefix [ME, fr. OF de-, des-, partly fr. L de- from, down, away (fr. de, prep.) and partly fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE — [DE] abbreviation defensive end, Delaware, doctor of engineering
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE- — de- BrE AmE ˌdiː, di, də —Attached to free forms, meaning 'do the opposite of' or 'remove', this prefix is …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — De, de in English family names BrE AmE də
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — I de in French phrases BrE AmE də di —French [ də ] II de in Latin phrases BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EMPHASIZE — ( BrE also em·pha·sise ) / ˈemfəsaɪz; NAmE / verb 1. to give special importance to sth SYN stress : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EMPHASIZE — em ‧ pha ‧ size S3 W2 AC BrE AmE ( also emphasise British English ) /ˈemfəsaɪz/ verb [transitive] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE- — de- /diː, dɪ/ BrE AmE prefix [ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin de- 'from, down, away' and Latin dis- …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE — DE written abbreviation for ↑ Delaware
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EMPHASIZE — v.tr. (also -ise) 1 bring (a thing, fact, etc.) into special prominence. 2 lay stress on (a word in speaking).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DE- — prefix 1 forming verbs and their derivatives: a down, away (descend; deduct). b completely (declare; denude; deride). 2 added to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EMPHASIZE — v.tr. (also -ise) 1 bring (a thing, fact, etc.) into special prominence. 2 lay stress on (a word in speaking).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EMPHASIZE — v.tr. (also -ise) 1. bring (a thing, fact, etc.) into special prominence. 2 lay stress on (a word in speaking).
Oxford English vocab
EMPHASIZE — ( emphasizes, emphasizing, emphasized) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: in BRIT, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EMPHASIZE — (~s, emphasizing, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: in BRIT, also …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
EMPHASIZE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES emphasize/stress the importance of sth ▪ I'd like to emphasize the importance of reading exam …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EMPHASIZE — [UK and ANZ] usually -ise [verb] [T] - to show or state that (something) is particularly important or worth giving …
Cambridge English vocab
DE — rigueur [adjective] [after verb] - demanded by fashion, custom, etc.At the place where I work, smart suits are de rigueur …
Cambridge English vocab
DE — prep. or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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