marginalization

[mahr-juh-nl-ahyz] Example Sentences

mar·gin·al·ize

[mahr-juh-nl-ahyz]
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.
Also, especially British, mar·gin·al·ise.


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

mar·gin·al·i·za·tion, noun
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Marginalization is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example Sentences
  • But given the social marginalization of smoking, the policy is hardly shocking.
  • Political instability leading to more confusion and intense corruption, marginalization of the populace and deep depression.
  • And the effect of that marginalization may be that they feel a certain ownership of the game.
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marginalize or marginalise (ˈmɑːdʒɪnəˌlaɪz)
 
vb
(tr) to relegate to the fringes, out of the mainstream; make seem unimportant: various economic assumptions marginalize women
 
marginalise or marginalise
 
vb
 
marginali'zation or marginalise
 
n
 
marginali'sation or marginalise
 
n

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