marginalize
verb/ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪz/
/ˈmɑːrdʒɪnəlaɪz/
(British English also marginalise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they marginalize | /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪz/ /ˈmɑːrdʒɪnəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it marginalizes | /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈmɑːrdʒɪnəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple marginalized | /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪzd/ /ˈmɑːrdʒɪnəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle marginalized | /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪzd/ /ˈmɑːrdʒɪnəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form marginalizing | /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈmɑːrdʒɪnəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- marginalize somebody to make somebody feel as if they are not important and cannot influence decisions or events; to put somebody in a position in which they have no powerTopics Social issuesc2
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