Word family noun margin marginalization adjective marginal marginalized verb marginalize adverb marginally
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmarginalizemar‧gin‧al‧ize (also marginalise British English) /ˈmɑːdʒənəlaɪz $ ˈmɑːr-/ verb [transitive] UNIMPORTANTto make a person or a group of people unimportant and powerless in an unfair way Female employees complained of being marginalized by management. —marginalized adjective —marginalization /ˌmɑːdʒənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ ˌmɑːrdʒənələ-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
marginalize• Year after year, the political system further marginalizes average citizens while empowering those with money.• Did television marginalize the Alliance and thereby contribute to its failure? 