marginalize

1. 1.

   relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people

   “We must not marginalize the poor in our society”

   Synonymsmarginalise

   Broaderinteract

Other forms of marginalize

past tense

marginalized·

present participle

marginalizing·

third person

marginalizes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about marginalize

What does marginalize mean?

marginalize means "relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people".

How many syllables are in marginalize?

marginalize has 4 syllables: mar-gi-na-lize. The stress falls on "mar". In IPA it is /ˈmɑɹdʒənəˌlaɪz/.

What is another word for marginalize?

Close synonyms include marginalise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is marginalize a common word?

marginalize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with marginalize?

83 words rhyme with marginalize. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.