marginalize

[ mahr-juh-nl-ahyz ]

/ ˈmɑr dʒə nlˌaɪz /

verb (used with object), mar·gin·al·ized, mar·gin·al·iz·ing.

to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.

Words nearby marginalize

marginal sea, marginal sinus of placenta, marginal tax rate, marginal utility, marginalia, marginalize, marginate, margination, marginoplasty, margosa, margot

Also especially British, mar·gin·al·ise.

Origin of marginalize

1825–35 for an earlier sense; marginal + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM marginalize

mar·gin·al·i·za·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for marginalise

marginalize

marginalise

/ (ˈmɑːdʒɪnəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to relegate to the fringes, out of the mainstream; make seem unimportantvarious economic assumptions marginalize women

Derived forms of marginalize

marginalization or marginalisation, noun

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