Jealous people belittled the explorer's great discoveries.
SYNONYM(S): depreciate; disparage.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tling — hos·tling; kit·tling; lit·tling; net·tling; prat·tling·ly; scrat·tling; rus·tling; bus·tling·ly; rat·tling·ly; rus·tling·ly; star·tling·ly; star·tling·ness; whis·tling·ly; … English syllables
lit — ad·lit·to·ral; aero·lit·ics; al·lit·er·al; al·lit·er·a·tion; al·lit·er·a·tion·al; al·lit·er·a·tive; al·lit·er·a·tor; al·lit·ic; apo·lit·i·cal; az·o·lit·min; bac·u·lit·i·cone; be·lit·tle; be·lit·tle·ment; be·lit·tler; cal·lit·ri·cha·ceous;… … English syllables
be|lit´tler — be|lit|tle «bih LIHT uhl», transitive verb, tled, tling. 1. to make seem little or unimportant; make less important; make little of; speak slightingly of: »Jealous people belittled the explorer s great discoveries. SYNONYM(S): depreciate;… … Useful english dictionary
be|lit´tle|ment — be|lit|tle «bih LIHT uhl», transitive verb, tled, tling. 1. to make seem little or unimportant; make less important; make little of; speak slightingly of: »Jealous people belittled the explorer s great discoveries. SYNONYM(S): depreciate;… … Useful english dictionary
be|lit|tle — «bih LIHT uhl», transitive verb, tled, tling. 1. to make seem little or unimportant; make less important; make little of; speak slightingly of: »Jealous people belittled the explorer s great discoveries. SYNONYM(S): depreciate; disparage. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
littling — lit·tling … English syllables
belittle — be•lit•tle [[t]bɪˈlɪt l[/t]] v. t. tled, tling. to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; disparage • Etymology: 1775–85, amer. be•lit′tle•ment, n. be•lit′tler, n … From formal English to slang
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
subtitle — sub•ti•tle [[t]ˈsʌbˌtaɪt l[/t]] n. v. tled, tling 1) lit. a secondary or subordinate title of a literary work, usu. of explanatory character 2) lit. a repetition of the leading words in the full title of a book at the head of the first page of… … From formal English to slang
Méliès, Georges — (Marie Georges Jean Méliès / December 8, 1861, Paris, France January 21, 1938, Paris) The son of a wealthy footwear manufacturer, he enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and completed his studies of art in London, where he also became … Encyclopedia of French film directors
