MARGINALIZE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they marginalize ... he / she / it marginalizes

Past simple: marginalized

Past participle: marginalized

-ing form: marginalizing

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 "marginalize" is one way to...):

interact (act together or towards others or with others)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

marginalization (the social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society))