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Definition of marginalize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

marginalize

verb

NAmE//ˈmɑrdʒənəˌlaɪz//

marginalize somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they marginalize

he / she / it marginalizes

past simple marginalized

-ing form marginalizing

to make someone feel as if they are not important and cannot influence decisions or events; to put someone in a position in which they have no power

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marginalization

NAmE//ˌmɑrdʒənələˈzeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable] the marginalization of the elderlySee marginalize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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