marginalize

Word family  noun margin marginalization adjective marginal marginalized verb marginalize adverb marginally

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mar·gin·al·ize (also marginalise British English) /ˈmɑːdʒənəlaɪz $ ˈmɑːr-/ verb [transitive]  UNIMPORTANTto make a person or a group of people unimportant and powerless in an unfair way 使〔某人或某群体〕显得不重要，使边缘化 Female employees complained of being marginalized by management. 女性雇员抱怨被管理层边缘化。 —marginalized adjective —marginalization /ˌmɑːdʒənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ ˌmɑːrdʒənələ-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

marginalize• Year after year, the political system further marginalizes average citizens while empowering those with money.• Did television marginalize the Alliance and thereby contribute to its failure?

mar·gin·al·ize verbChineseSyllable  

to a people group person Corpus make or of a

marginalize
mar‧gin‧al‧ize (also marginalise British English) /ˈmɑːdʒənəlaɪz, ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪz $ ˈmɑːr-/ verb [transitive]to make a person or a group of people unimportant and powerless in an unfair way:
    Female employees complained of being marginalized by management.
—marginalized adjective
—marginalization /ˌmɑːdʒənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən, ˌmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ ˌmɑːrdʒənələ-/ noun [uncountable]

mar·gin·al·ize (BrE also mar·gin·al·ise) BrE /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɑːrdʒɪnəlaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they marginalize BrE /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmɑːrdʒɪnəlaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it marginalizes BrE /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmɑːrdʒɪnəlaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple marginalized BrE /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmɑːrdʒɪnəlaɪzd/ 🔊past participle marginalized BrE /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmɑːrdʒɪnəlaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form marginalizing BrE /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmɑːrdʒɪnəlaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb to make sb feel as if they are not important and cannot influence decisions or events; to put sb in a position in which they have no power 使显得微不足道；使处于边缘；使无实权

bias, discriminate, equal, feminism, homophobia, human right, marginalize, persecute, race, society

▸ mar·gin·al·iza·tion, mar·gin·al·isa·tion BrE /ˌmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɑːrdʒɪnələˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ◆the marginalization of the elderly老年人的边缘化