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What does belittle mean?

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  1. (derogatory) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is. [from 1782]
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He does not dismiss or belittle the gifts and talents that his Creator endowed to him.
It is the fashion among the cognoscenti to belittle the glorious history and traditions of this island and its people.
The papers go out of their way to misgender and belittle, replacing every correct gender reference with one that seems calculated to humiliate.
In ignorance, they seek to belittle it and minimise its importance to the individual.
And she would belittle people with her technospeak to make them look stupid.
If you belittle their opinions or dismiss their problems, they'll stop talking to you.

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