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Belittle

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. transitive

    "Don't belittle your colleagues."

  2. 2
    lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of wordnet
  3. 3
    To make small. transitive

    "Now, the big blue space of river and sky belittled him, ulled him back into bewildered childhood."

  4. 4
    express a negative opinion of wordnet
  5. 5
    cause to seem less serious; play down wordnet

Etymology

From be- + little. Coined by Thomas Jefferson in 1782

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