Jealous people belittled the explorer's great discoveries.
SYNONYM(S): depreciate; disparage.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tler — bee·tler; be·lit·tler; bot·tler; bus·tler; cut·tler; dis·man·tler; epis·tler; fet·tler; foo·tler; hos·tler; hus·tler; jos·tler; ket·tler; mot·tler; nes·tler; net·tler; os·tler·ess; prat·tler; rat·tler; rus·tler; scut·tler; set·tler; shut·tler;… … 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´tling|ly — 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
little — lit•tle [[t]ˈlɪt l[/t]] adj. lit•tler less less•er, lit•tlest least, 1) small in size; not big; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room[/ex] 2) short in duration or extent; brief: a little while[/ex] 3) small in number: a little group of… … From formal English to slang
belittler — be·lit·tler … English syllables
Little — James, U.S. surgeon, 1836–1885. See L. area. William J., English surgeon, 1810–1894. See L. disease. * * * lit·tle lit əl adj, lit·tler lit əl ər, lit lər or less les or les·ser les ər; lit·tlest lit əl … Medical dictionary
BE — BE; Be; be·ant; be·aproned; be·a·ta; be·a·tif·ic; be·a·tif·i·cate; be·at·i·fi·ca·tion; be·at·i·fy; be·at·i·tude; be·a·tus; be·bee·rine; be·bee·ru; be·bi·za·tion; be·bop; be·bop·per; be·bouldered; be·bung; be·call; be·calm; be·card; be·casse;… … 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
