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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesminimiser
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mini-mi-ze
"Le rapport cherche à minimiser l'importance de ce problème."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To reduce the emphasis given to something; to make something appear less important or prominent.
"The school decided to de-emphasize standardized testing in favor of project-based learning." - 2
To downplay or minimize the significance or focus of a particular element in a design, strategy, or discussion.
"The new marketing campaign will de-emphasize technical specifications and focus on user experience."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English by combining the prefix 'de-' (denoting removal, reversal, or downward direction) with the verb 'emphasize', which originates from the noun 'emphasis' (from Late Latin, from Greek 'emphasis' meaning 'signification' or 'appearance'). The verb came into prominent use in mid-20th-century media and academic discourse to describe the deliberate reduction of prominence given to a specific aspect or subject.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "De-emphasize" is said worldwide
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minimiser
Transliteration: mini-mi-ze
"Le rapport cherche à minimiser l'importance de ce problème."
in den Hintergrund drängen
Transliteration: in den Hinte-rgrund drängen
"Die neue Strategie wird diesen Aspekt in den Hintergrund drängen."
ridimensionare
Transliteration: ri-di-men-sio-na-re
"La conferenza ha cercato di ridimensionare le preoccupazioni del pubblico."
minimizar
Transliteration: mi-ni-mi-θar
"Es necesario minimizar los riesgos en este proyecto."
minimizar
Transliteration: mi-ni-mi-zaɾ
"A empresa decidiu minimizar o foco nos produtos antigos."
महत्व कम करना
Transliteration: mahatva kam karna
"इस नीति का उद्देश्य नौकरशाही के प्रभाव को कम करना है।"
淡化
Transliteration: dànhuà
"公司决定淡化这一失败的影响。"
비중을 줄이다
Transliteration: bijeung-eul jul-ida
"교육 과정에서 암기 위주의 학습 비중을 줄여야 한다."
軽視する
Transliteration: keishi suru
"この報告書はそのリスクを軽視している。"
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