marginalize
Use Marginalize in a sentence
dʒə 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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marginalize or marginalise (ˈmɑːdʒɪnəˌlaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Marginalize
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Example sentences
Over the longer run, they will help marginalize the party.
It is to isolate, marginalize and render impotent the other side.
And that approach leads your columns to perhaps inadvertently marginalize, insult and patronize many people.
There was a time when the extremist positions were easy to marginalize.
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