Vocabulary
Marginalise
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
To treat someone or something as if they are not important
Urdu meaning
غیر اہم بنانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Efforts to marginalise it, far from contributing to political stability, detracts from it.
- Now something similar is happening in the world of power generation, and as the revolution powers ahead, it will increasingly marginalise the grid, the large power generation plants and the precious `fixed costs` of our power bureaucracy.
- We need to talk about transparency, governance, digital rights and whether this tech will empower or further marginalise.
- Conflict would further marginalise already vulnerable minority populations.
- The amendment, thus, ought to be seen for what it really is: an attempt to emasculate the judiciary and marginalise an incoming chief justice, who ruffles the executive`s feathers.
Synonyms
Criticize, Deprecate
Antonyms
Elevate, Praise, Promote
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