Hypertext Webster Gateway: "belittle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Belittle \Be*lit"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belittled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Belittling}.]
To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a
depreciatory or contemptuous way. --T. Jefferson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
belittle
v 1: belittle; "Don't belittle his influence" [syn: {minimize}, {denigrate},
{derogate}]
2: express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's
efforts" [syn: {disparage}, {pick at}] [ant: {flatter}]
3: lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't
belittle your colleagues" [syn: {diminish}]
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