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MARGINALISE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they marginalise ... he / she / it marginalises
Past simple: marginalised
-ing form: marginalising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people
Example:
We must not marginalize the poor in our society
Synonyms:
marginalise; marginalize
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "marginalise" is one way to...):
interact (act together or towards others or with others)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Derivation:
marginalisation (the social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society))