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marginalize

[ mahr-juh-nl-ahyz ]

verb (used with object)

marginalized, marginalizing.
  1. to place in a position of minor or marginal importance, significance, relevance, or effect:

    The government is attempting to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.

  2. to isolate or exclude from the dominant culture; perceive or treat as being on the fringes of a society or group:

    All of these policies have marginalized our vulnerable sisters and brothers for their religion, skin color, or sexual orientation.



marginalize

/ ˈmɑːdʒɪnəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. tr to relegate to the fringes, out of the mainstream; make seem unimportant

    various economic assumptions marginalize women

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌmarginaliˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • mar·gin·al·i·za·tion [mahr-j, uh, -nl-ahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n] especially British, mar·gin·al·i·sa·tion noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of marginalize1

First recorded in 1825–35 for an earlier sense; marginal + -ize
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Example Sentences

Obviously, this prejudice-fueled pattern is multifaceted, as this lack of grace similarly applies to characters who are queer, trans, of color, neurodivergent and/or marginalized in any other form.

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He's trying to remake the military into his fantasy of a country where straight white Christian men hold all the power and everyone else is marginalized, often to the point of exploitation.

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In response to her party's obsequiousness, Rep. Summer Lee of Pennsylvania said recently, "There is no poll result that could make me turn on marginalized people."

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Studies show these tools disproportionately misclassify people of color as criminals, creating additional barriers for already marginalized groups.

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“It was just larger, so there were more opportunities for minority artists to exhibit in already marginalized spaces, but they weren’t being shown in the white spaces at all.”

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