belittle
verb (used with object)
to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
will belittle
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future tenseof belittle.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Mention Belmopan, Belize’s capital that sits deep in the country’s interior, and many Belizeans will belittle the city as a bastion of pencil-pushing bureaucrats that’s not just dull, but also devoid of nightlife.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
There seem to be just as many people who will belittle and berate an F.K.T. for being too fast as who will be in awe of such a raw display of endurance.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2015
Therefore thou art denied the plea that submission to the same thing will belittle thee.
From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Elizabeth Miller
