underemphasize

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verb

To place insufficient emphasis on.

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Meanings

verbunderemphasize (third-person singular simple present underemphasizes, present participle underemphasizing, simple past and past participle underemphasized)

present singular third person underemphasizes · participle present underemphasizing · participle past underemphasized · past underemphasized

  1. transitiveTo place insufficient emphasis on.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
understress

Origin

From under- + emphasize.

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Cite this entry
APA

underemphasize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underemphasize

MLA

“underemphasize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underemphasize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underemphasize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underemphasize.

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