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minoritize verb[ I or T ] disapproving(UK usuallyminoritise)uk /maɪˈnɒr.ɪ.taɪz/ us /maɪˈnɔːr.ə.taɪz/ to consider people as a minority(= any small group in society that is different from others because of their race, religion, political beliefs, etc.) or make them feel as though they are a minority, in a way that is harmful or unfair: 少数派化,边缘化(基于种族、宗教信仰或政治观点等将某些人群视为少数群体或令他们感到被排斥) It is wrong to minoritize people based on their language practices. He believes that among some communities, identity-based marketing can minoritize.他认为,在一些团体中进行基于身份的营销可能会造成少数派化的后果。 These men all see themselves as minoritised in some way, for example men who are divorced, men who are disabled, or men who wish to be primary caregivers for their children. Crime was seen as the domain of black, indigenous, immigrant, and other minoritized peoples. To acknowledge that they constitute an economic sub-grouping would not necessarily mean to minoritize them. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Treating as unimportant blow something/someone off brush brush someone/something aside chopped liver damn denigrate denigration laugh laugh something off leave something at the dooridiom look down on someone mock never on the front burneridiom shrug away shrug something off skate skate over/around something sniff at something sweep something aside |