belittle
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belittle
- /bɪˈlɪt.əl/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɪtəl
Where it comes from
From be- + little. Coined by Thomas Jefferson in 1782.
verb belittles · belittling · belittled
- To disparage, depreciate, or minimize the importance, value, merit, or significance of someone or something. Don't belittle your colleagues.
- To make small. Now, the big blue space of river and sky belittled him, ulled him back into bewildered childhood.
