marginalize

marginalize
/mahr"jeuh nl uyz'/, v.t., marginalized, marginalizing.
to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
Also, esp. Brit., marginalise.
[1825-35 for an earlier sense; MARGINAL + -IZE]

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