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in the PONS Dictionary

em·pha·size [ˈem(p)fəsaɪz] VB trans

1. emphasize (put emphasis on):

to emphasize sth
etw betonen [o. hervorheben]
he emphasized that all the people taking part in the research were volunteers
er legte Wert auf die Feststellung, dass alle Probanden freiwillig teilnahmen

2. emphasize (put accent):

to emphasize sth
etw betonen

3. emphasize (make stand out):

to emphasize sth
etw hervorheben
OpenDict entry

de-emphasize VB

to de-emphasize sth
etw herunterspielen
to de-emphasize sth
etw bagatellisieren
to de-emphasize sth
etw als nicht mehr so wichtig ansehen
Present
Iemphasize
youemphasize
he/she/itemphasizes
weemphasize
youemphasize
theyemphasize
Past
Iemphasized
youemphasized
he/she/itemphasized
weemphasized
youemphasized
theyemphasized
Present Perfect
Ihaveemphasized
youhaveemphasized
he/she/ithasemphasized
wehaveemphasized
youhaveemphasized
theyhaveemphasized
Past Perfect
Ihademphasized
youhademphasized
he/she/ithademphasized
wehademphasized
youhademphasized
theyhademphasized
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