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< Belisarius

Belitung >

be·lit·tle

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l) KEY

TRANSITIVE VERB:
be·lit·tled , be·lit·tling , be·lit·tles

To represent or speak of as contemptibly small or unimportant; disparage: a person who belittled our efforts to do the job right.
To cause to seem less than another or little: The size of the office tower belittles the surrounding buildings. See Synonyms at decry.

OTHER FORMS:
be·little·ment (Noun), be·littler (Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for belittle

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