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to belittle
01
to make something or someone seem less important
Transitive: to belittle sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
belittle
3rd person singular
belittles
Present participle
belittling
Past simple
belittled
Past participle
belittled
Examples
He often belittles his coworkers' contributions, making them feel undervalued.
02
to speak or express derogatory remarks about someone
Transitive: to belittle sb
Examples
She often belittles her colleagues, making them feel inadequate.
Lexical Tree
belittled
belittling
belittling
belittle
little
