underemphasize

UK: /ˌʌndərˈemfəsaɪz/ US: (un′dər em′fə sīz′)

Inflections of 'underemphasize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

underemphasizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

underemphasizing

v pres p (US & UK)

underemphasized

v past (US & UK)

underemphasized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

un•der•em•pha•size  (un′dər em′fə sīz′), v.t., -sized, -siz•ing. 

1. to give less than sufficient emphasis to;
   minimize.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] un′der•em′pha•sise′. 

• under- + emphasize 1965–70