belittle
verb/bɪˈlɪtl/
/bɪˈlɪtl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they belittle | /bɪˈlɪtl/ /bɪˈlɪtl/ |
| he / she / it belittles | /bɪˈlɪtlz/ /bɪˈlɪtlz/ |
| past simple belittled | /bɪˈlɪtld/ /bɪˈlɪtld/ |
| past participle belittled | /bɪˈlɪtld/ /bɪˈlɪtld/ |
| -ing form belittling | /bɪˈlɪtlɪŋ/ /bɪˈlɪtlɪŋ/ |
- belittle somebody/something to make somebody, or the things that somebody does, seem unimportant
- She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements.
- By saying this, I do not mean to belittle the importance of his role.
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