marginalise
verbBand 9formal
UKˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪz
USˈmɑːrdʒənəlaɪz
To treat a person or group as insignificant or push them to the edge of society.
The policy risks marginalising vulnerable groups.
Minorities are often marginalised in the media.
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To marginalise someone is to push them to the margin, the outer edge of society.
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Similar and opposite
- Similar
- excludesidelineisolate
- Opposite
- includeembrace
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