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marginalize
[ mahr-juh-nl-ahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
- 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
- tr to relegate to the fringes, out of the mainstream; make seem unimportant
various economic assumptions marginalize women
Derived Forms
- ˌmarginaliˈzation, noun
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
Word History and Origins
Origin of marginalize1
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.
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.
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."
Studies show these tools disproportionately misclassify people of color as criminals, creating additional barriers for already marginalized groups.
“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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