- underemphasize
- transitive verb Date: 1955 to fail to emphasize adequately
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
underemphasize
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underemphasize — (Amer.) v. not emphasize enough, not stress enough (also underemphasise) … English contemporary dictionary
underemphasize — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
underemphasize — /un deuhr em feuh suyz /, v.t., underemphasized, underemphasizing. to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize. Also, esp. Brit., underemphasise. [1965 70; UNDER + EMPHASIZE] * * * … Universalium
underemphasize — verb To place insufficient emphasis on. See Also: underemphasis … Wiktionary
underemphasize — or underemphasise verb place insufficient emphasis on. Derivatives underemphasis noun … English new terms dictionary
underemphasize — un•der•em•pha•size [[t]ˌʌn dərˈɛm fəˌsaɪz[/t]] v. t. sized, siz•ing cvb to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize • Etymology: 1965–70 … From formal English to slang
underemphasize — /un deuhr em feuh suyz /, v.t., underemphasized, underemphasizing. to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize. Also, esp. Brit., underemphasise. [1965 70; UNDER + EMPHASIZE] … Useful english dictionary
underemphasized — underemphasize (Amer.) v. not emphasize enough, not stress enough (also underemphasise) … English contemporary dictionary
underemphasizes — underemphasize (Amer.) v. not emphasize enough, not stress enough (also underemphasise) … English contemporary dictionary
underemphasizing — underemphasize (Amer.) v. not emphasize enough, not stress enough (also underemphasise) … English contemporary dictionary
