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MARGINALISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does marginalise mean?
• MARGINALISE (verb)
The verb MARGINALISE has 1 sense:
1. relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people
Familiarity information: MARGINALISE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
... he / she / it marginalises Past simple: marginalised
Past participle: marginalised
-ing form: marginalising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
marginalise; marginalize
Context example:
We must not marginalize the poor in our society
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))
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