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Sentence example with the word 'belittle'
belittle
bedwarf, de-emphasize, depreciate, discount, downplay, make little of, mitigate, run down, speak ill of, underplay
Definition
v.
cause to seem less serious
Last update: June 21, 2016
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Rather than
belittle
my fears, the psychologist sought to help me understand my anxieties.
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Uncle Nathan's tendency was rather to tone down and
belittle
his experiences than to exaggerate them.
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There is no reason for you to
belittle
my wardrobe simply because your clothes are more expensive than the ones I own.
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The rich zamindar
belittle
d the farmer by insulting him before the Panchayat.
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He had not
belittle
d the consequences of a rejection of the work.
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He thought it would
belittle
the boys, and deprive them of some portion of their self-respect.
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But we must not
belittle
the power of verbal description.
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Not that I mean to
belittle
the part that I played in our reduced domestic economy.
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No, my intention is not to
belittle
your renown.
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