Peripheralize

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make peripheral; to marginalize. transitive

    "The male bias that characterizes Western science has traditionally emphasized male activities while peripheralizing female activities."

Synonyms

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marginalize

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"The male bias that characterizes Western science has traditionally emphasized male activities while peripheralizing female activities."

Etymology

From peripheral + -ize.

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