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belittle

be·lit·tle [ bi lítt'l ] (past and past participle be·lit·tled, present participle be·lit·tling, 3rd person present singular be·lit·tles)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
make seem less significant: to reduce or dismiss the importance or quality of somebody or something
I don't want to belittle her achievement.


be·lit·tle·ment noun
be·lit·tler noun
be·lit·tling·ly adverb
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