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belittle
English
Etymology
From be- +? little. Coined by Thomas Jefferson in 1782
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /b??l?t.?l/
- Rhymes: -?t?l
Verb
belittle (third-person singular simple present belittles, present participle belittling, simple past and past participle belittled)
- (transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]
- Synonyms: understate, make light of, denigrate, degrade, deprecate, disparage, downplay, play down, trivialize, bagatellize
- Antonym: exaggerate
Derived terms
- belittled
- belittlement
- belittling
Translations
See also
- vilipend
- cut down
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belabor
English
Verb
belabor (third-person singular simple present belabors, present participle belaboring, simple past and past participle belabored)
- US spelling of belabour.
Anagrams
- borable
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