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marginalizar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • marginalize verb To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.
  • sideline noun The line marking the side boundary of a sports field, or the area just outside it.

Senses

marginalizar is used for these senses in English:

  • marginalize (transitive) To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.
  • sideline (figurative, transitive) To remove or keep out of circulation or out of the focus.

marginalize — full definition

  1. verb To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.
  2. verb To find a marginal distribution of a joint probability distribution.

sideline — full definition

  1. noun The line marking the side boundary of a sports field, or the area just outside it.
  2. noun An additional activity or source of income separate from someone's main job.
  3. verb To exclude someone from participation or from the main focus of attention.

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