marginalize

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈmɑrdʒənəˌlaɪz/ UK /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəˌlaɪz/ See IPA manual

verb

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verb
to treat as insignificant or push to the edges of society

Reforms aimed to include groups long marginalized by the system.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to treat as insignificant... sidelineexclude alienatedisempowerostracize belittle

Opposites

include empower centralize integrate

Word family

Derived forms marginalizedmarginalizationmarginalizing

Related forms margin marginal marginalia

Etymology

From marginal (from Latin margō 'edge, border') plus -ize. Means to push to the edges of society or relegate to a position of powerlessness; a 20th-century coinage.

margō Latin

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# marginalize

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˈmɑrdʒənəˌlaɪz
**IPA (UK):** ˈmɑːdʒɪnəˌlaɪz

## Meanings
1. to treat as insignificant or push to the edges of society

## Examples
- Reforms aimed to include groups long marginalized by the system.

## Synonyms
- sideline
- exclude
- alienate
- disempower
- ostracize
- belittle

## Antonyms
- include
- empower
- centralize
- integrate

## Derived Forms
- marginalized
- marginalization
- marginalizing

## Related Forms
- margin
- marginal
- marginalia

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: margō

## Etymology
From marginal (from Latin margō 'edge, border') plus -ize. Means to push to the edges of society or relegate to a position of powerlessness; a 20th-century coinage.

## AI Etymology
Marginalize comes from marginal (from Latin margō 'edge, border') plus -ize. Means to push to the edges of society or relegate to a position of powerlessness; a 20th-century coinage. The etymological trail includes Latin margō. The same word family includes marginalized, marginalization, marginalizing, margin, marginal, marginalia. Its current verb use means "to treat as insignificant or push to the edges of society".

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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