marginalize

ˈmɑːrdʒɪnəˌlaɪz

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Definition of marginalize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

lessen importancemake someone or something seem less important

The company's policy tended to marginalize less experienced workers.

diminish

disparage

social exclusion

relegate a group to a lower status

The policy marginalized the minority communities.

disenfranchise

exclude

ostracize

mathematics

TECH.

obtain a marginal distribution by combining values across variables

TECH.

The analyst marginalizes over age to obtain the income distribution.

calculate

compute

derive

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Origin of marginalize

Latin, margo (edge) + -al (pertaining to)

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political correctness

inclusive language

avoidance of language or actions that exclude or marginalize groups

Examples of marginalize in a sentence

Social media can sometimes marginalize important issues.
The new law marginalized the rural population.
Activists fight against policies that marginalize women.
Researchers marginalize over location before comparing incomes.
To find the total risk, marginalize over exposure levels.

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French:marginaliser, exclure, ...
German:marginalisieren, ausgrenzen, ...
Italian:emarginare, marginalizzare, ...
Spanish:marginar, excluir, ...
Portuguese:marginalizar, excluir, ...
Chinese:使显得不重要, 边缘化, ...
Japanese:重要性を減らす, 疎外する, ...
Arabic:هَمَّشَ, أَبْعَدَ, ...
Hebrew:לִדְחוֹק לַשּׁוּלַיִם, לְהַדִּיר לַשּׁוּלַיִם, ...
Russian:умалять значение, маргинализировать, ...
Ukrainian:маргіналізувати, ...
Hindi:हाशिए पर डालना, हाशिए पर धकेलना, ...
Bengali:গুরুত্বহীন করা, প্রান্তিক করে তোলা, ...
Catalan:marginar, excloure, ...
Czech:marginalizovat, vytlačit na okraj, ...
Danish:marginalisere, udelukke, ...
Dutch:marginaliseren, ...
Greek:περιθωριοποιώ, αποκλείω, ...
Hungarian:marginalizálni, kirekeszteni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឲ្យមើលរំលង, ធ្វើឲ្យនៅក្រៅសង្គម, ...
Korean:소외시키다, 하위로 격하하다, ...
Persian:به حاشیه راندن, طرد کردن, ...
Polish:marginalizować, zmarginalizować, ...
Portuguese (BR):marginalizar, excluir, ...
Romanian:a marginaliza, a exclude, ...
Swedish:marginalisera, summera ut, ...
Thai:ลดความสำคัญของ, กีดกัน, ...
Turkish:marjinalleştirmek, dışlamak, ...
Vietnamese:làm cho kém quan trọng, loại trừ, ...

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