marginalize

[ mahr-juh-nl-ahyz ]
/ ˈmɑr dʒə nlˌaɪz /
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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, marginal cost, marginal costing, marginal gyrus, marginalia, marginalize, marginal man, marginal probability, marginal sea, marginal sinus of placenta, marginal tax rate
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Words related to marginalize

demean, deprecate, criticize, disparage, diminish, belittle, depreciate, dismiss, abuse, smear, vilify, defame, discount

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British Dictionary definitions for marginalize

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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