mar ‧ gin ‧ al ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also marginalise British English ) /ˈmɑːdʒən ə laɪz, ˈmɑːdʒɪn ə laɪz $ ˈmɑːr-/ verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ margin , ↑ marginalization ; adjective : ↑ marginal , ↑ marginalized ; verb : ↑ marginalize ; adverb : ↑ marginally ]
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 /ˌmɑːdʒənəlaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n, ˌmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ ˌmɑːrdʒənələ-/ noun [uncountable]