verb · academic
marginalize
UK/ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪz/US/ˈmɑr.dʒə.nə.laɪz/MAR·gi·na·lize
to push a person or group to the edge of society, making them less important or powerless
Examples
“Rapid urban development often marginalizes traditional farming communities.”
“Older people can be marginalized in debates about new technology.”
“Policies that marginalize certain groups worsen social inequality.”
Band 8 sentence
“Long-term economic reforms without social safeguards tend to marginalize vulnerable communities, widening the gap between urban and rural areas.”
Collocations
- marginalize + groups/communities/people
- be marginalized by society/policies/changes
- marginalize economically/politically/socially
Word family
Common mistakes
It marginalize rural workers.→It marginalizes rural workers.
The policy marginalize on small farmers.→The policy marginalizes small farmers.
There is a marginalization of the elderliness in the city.→There is marginalization of the elderly in the city.
Say it for a higher band
5push aside→6exclude→7+marginalize
Synonyms
exclude
alienate
Easily confused
exclude
“The scholarship rules exclude applicants who are not full-time students.”
alienate
“His rude remarks alienated many of his colleagues.”
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