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belittle
 
SYLLABICATION:be·lit·tle
PRONUNCIATION:  b-ltl
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: be·lit·tled, be·lit·tling, be·lit·tles
1. To represent or speak of as contemptibly small or unimportant; disparage: a person who belittled our efforts to do the job right. 2. To cause to seem less than another or little: The size of the office tower belittles the surrounding buildings. See synonyms at decry.
OTHER FORMS:be·little·mentNOUN
be·littlerNOUN
 
 
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