Minoritize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make or treat as a minority. transitive

    "A commentary on how the media and the culture have distorted and minoritized the lives of people with AIDS."

Example

More examples

"A commentary on how the media and the culture have distorted and minoritized the lives of people with AIDS."

Etymology

From minority + -ize.

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