be|lit´tle|ment

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; disparage.
2. Archaic. to cause to appear little; make small by comparison; dwarf.
be|lit´tle|ment, noun.
be|lit´tler, noun.
be|lit´tling|ly, adverb.

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  • 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

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