ruò​huà

de-emphasize

弱化 ruò​huà
de-emphasize verb
to make something appear less important or prominent, or to play down its significance

He deliberately downplayed his personal contributions in the speech.

weaken verb
to reduce the strength, power, or effectiveness of something, or to become less strong

The long-term economic downturn has weakened the government's control.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.240 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
3.15 per million

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