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.
OTHER WORDS FROM marginalize
mar·gin·al·i·za·tion, nounWords nearby marginalize
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Example sentences from the Web for marginalization
“Words of condemnation and marginalization were avoided,” he says.
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Suffice to say that marginalization and McCarthyite attacks occur from both the left and the right of the political spectrum.
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British Dictionary definitions for marginalization
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
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