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deemphasize

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deemphasize verb attach little importance to, belittle, declassify, deprecate, depreciate, detract from, disregard, downplay, dwarf, give little weight to, make light of, make little of, marginalize, minify, minimize, moderate, play down, take no account of, think little of, think nothing of, tone down, underplay
Associated concepts: declassification


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What was apparent was Bahaa Eldin's determination to deemphasize the significance of the EFSA as a departure from previous regulatory bodies.
Therefore, when it comes to negotiating the loan documents, borrowers expect their counsel to quickly pinpoint a few hot button issues, and to deemphasize language and other legal issues that counsel would have addressed in the past.
Some critics of the act deemphasize the importance of preserving every individual species and argue that doing so, in many cases, is too costly--especially when implementation of the act results in restricting the use of public and private land and resources.
 
 
 
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