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.

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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

Words nearby marginalize

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