Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb de-emphasize

1 sense of de-emphasize

Sense 1
de-emphasize, de-emphasise, destress -- (reduce the emphasis)
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")