marginalize
gb/mˈɑɹd͡ʒənəlˌaɪz/ us/mˈɑɹd͡ʒənəlˌaɪz/
C1
English
háttérbe szorít, marginalizál, kiintegrál
VERB
C1
FORMAL
1
marginalizál
C1
Usage pattern:
marginalize [someone/a group]
The policy was criticized for marginalizing disabled people.
A politikát azért bírálták, mert háttérbe szorította a fogyatékossággal élő embereket.
Many remote workers felt marginalized in decisions about the restructuring.
Sok távmunkás úgy érezte, hogy háttérbe szorítják őket a szerkezetátalakítással kapcsolatos döntésekben.
The party has long marginalized dissenting voices within its own ranks.
Learner examples
The new rules marginalized small local communities.
Az új szabályok háttérbe szorították a kis helyi közösségeket.
She felt marginalized at work.
Úgy érezte, hogy háttérbe szorítják a munkahelyén.
Common mistake:
It is stronger than simply ignoring someone; it usually suggests exclusion from power, influence, or full participation.
Meaning
exclude from power
Collocations
marginalize minorities
|marginalize women
|marginalize disabled people
|marginalize a community
|socially marginalized
|politically marginalized
|economically marginalized
|feel marginalized
|historically marginalized groups
|marginalized communities
Synonyms
exclude (broader; can mean simply leave out, without the idea of long-term social disadvantage)
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sideline (less formal; suggests keeping someone away from an active role)
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disempower (emphasizes taking away power rather than social position)
Antonyms
include (bring someone into participation or consideration)
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empower (give power, confidence, or authority)
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integrate (bring someone into a larger group or system)
Themes
social_issues
|politics
|workplace
|inequality
Definition
to make a person or group feel or become less important and less included
To treat a person or group as unimportant and keep them from having power, influence, or access to opportunities.
VERB
C1
FORMAL
2
marginalizál
C1
Usage pattern:
marginalize [an issue/concern/role]
Environmental concerns were marginalized in the rush to approve the project.
A projekt jóváhagyásának siettetése közben a környezetvédelmi szempontok háttérbe szorultak.
The new curriculum marginalizes the arts by giving most classroom time to tested subjects.
Az új tanterv háttérbe szorítja a művészeteket azzal, hogy az órák nagy részét a tesztelt tantárgyakra fordítja.
The article argues that public health was marginalized during the economic debate.
Learner examples
The plan marginalized safety concerns.
A terv háttérbe szorította a biztonsági aggályokat.
The meeting should not marginalize the main problem.
Az értekezleten nem szabad háttérbe szorítani a fő problémát.
Common mistake:
Do not use marginalize to mean simply 'change slightly'; it comes from marginal in the sense of being at the edge, not from marginal meaning 'small.'
Meaning
make less important
Collocations
marginalize an issue
|marginalize a debate
|marginalize concerns
|marginalize a role
|risk marginalizing
|increasingly marginalized
|be marginalized in favor of
|marginalize the arts
|marginalize public health
|marginalize local priorities
Synonyms
sideline (less formal; suggests making something secondary or inactive)
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downplay (emphasizes making something seem less important)
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minimize (emphasizes reducing the perceived importance of something)
Antonyms
prioritize (make something more important or urgent)
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emphasize (give something special importance or attention)
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foreground (put something in the most noticeable or central position)
Themes
business
|politics
|communication
|media
Definition
to make something seem less important or keep it away from the main focus
To make a subject, concern, activity, or part of something less important, less visible, or less central.
VERB
C2
TECHNICAL
3
marginalizál
C2
kiintegrál
C2
Usage pattern:
marginalize over [a variable]; marginalize [a variable] out
The model marginalizes over uncertainty in the measurement error.
A modell a mérési hiba bizonytalansága fölött marginalizál.
We marginalized out the latent variable to obtain the observed-data likelihood.
A látens változó fölött marginalizáltunk, hogy megkapjuk a megfigyelt adatok valószínűségi függvényét.
In Bayesian analysis, nuisance parameters are often marginalized rather than fixed at a single value.
Learner examples
The program marginalizes over the unknown parameter.
A program az ismeretlen paraméter fölött marginalizál.
Common mistake:
This technical use is not the same as the social meaning 'exclude from power.'
Meaning
eliminate statistical variables
Collocations
marginalize over a variable
|marginalize out a parameter
|marginalize nuisance parameters
|marginalize latent variables
|analytically marginalize
|numerically marginalize
|Bayesian model
|posterior distribution
|marginal likelihood
|probability distribution
Synonyms
integrate out (used especially when the variable is continuous and integration is involved)
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sum out (used especially for discrete variables)
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eliminate (more general; less specific about probability calculations)
Antonyms
condition on (treat a variable as given rather than averaging over it)
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include (keep the variable explicit in the model)
Themes
statistics
|mathematics
|data_science
|probability
Definition
in statistics, to remove a variable from a probability calculation by averaging over its possible values
In statistics, to calculate a marginal distribution by summing or integrating over one or more variables, so those variables are no longer explicit in the model.
Grammar
Dictionary form
marginalize
IPA
GB/mˈɑɹd͡ʒənəlˌaɪz/
US/mˈɑɹd͡ʒənəlˌaɪz/
Syllables & stress
mar - gin - al - ize (4 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (mar)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: marginalize
- 3rd Person Singular: marginalizes
- Present Participle: marginalizing
- Past: marginalized
- Past Participle: marginalized
Expressions
feel marginalized
1/fˈil mˈɑɹd͡ʒənəlˌaɪzd/
fixed phrase
feel excluded
to feel left out or treated as not important
Examples
- Remote workers felt marginalized during meetings led from the main office.
- Some parents feel marginalized by the school’s communication style.
- He began to feel marginalized when his suggestions were repeatedly ignored.
Learner examples
- She felt marginalized in the group.
- No student should feel marginalized.
marginalized groups
1/mˈɑɹd͡ʒənəlˌaɪzd ɡɹˈups/
fixed phrase
formal
socially excluded groups
groups of people who are treated as less important and have fewer chances or less power
Examples
- The charity works with marginalized groups, including refugees and people experiencing homelessness.
- Policy makers said the program should be designed with marginalized communities, not just for them.
- The study looked at how health services reach marginalized groups in rural areas.
Learner examples
- The school wants to support marginalized groups.
- Marginalized communities need a voice in the decision.
marginalized voices
1/mˈɑɹd͡ʒənəlˌaɪzd vˈɔɪsɪz/
fixed phrase
formal
excluded perspectives
ideas and experiences from people who are often not heard or included
Examples
- The festival aims to amplify marginalized voices in film.
- The report includes marginalized voices that are often missing from national surveys.
- Teachers chose books that bring marginalized voices into the classroom.
Learner examples
- The project gives space to marginalized voices.
- We should listen to marginalized voices.