belittle
IPA: bɪɫˈɪtʌɫ
verb
- (transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation.
- (transitive) To make small.
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Examples of "belittle" in Sentences
- Is that supposed to belittle the concept
- The text seems to belittle Gilbert's work on the magnet.
- They are not meant to belittle the importance of the leader.
- It ill behooves you to belittle the subject of the articles.
- In this way, they unconsciously belittle the value of Keshas.
- That doesn't mean the article has to constantly belittle the term.
- I don't mean to belittle the objections to the article, by the way.
- The washing of the feet in the end is not to belittle their importance.
- I was belittled at the MfD for calling the project disruptive and pointless.
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