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Examples of belittle in a Sentence
The critic belittled the author's work.
Her detractors are in the habit of belittling her accomplishments.
Recent Examples of belittle from the Web
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To belittle or assault God's creatures is thus to be guilty of blasphemy and sacrilege.
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Trump prefers a management style in which even compliments can come laced with a bite, and where enduring snubs and belittling jokes, even in public, is part of the job.
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Effort, or the appearance of it, belittles the beautification process.
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Yahoo chairman Terry Semel belittled rival Google’s recent efforts to expand beyond its leading internet search engine, describing the diversification as a haphazard attempt to catch up with his company.
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First Known Use of belittle
1785
Synonym Discussion of belittle
BELITTLE Defined for English Language Learners
belittle
playDefinition of belittle for English Language Learners
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: to describe (someone or something) as little or unimportant
BELITTLE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of belittle for Students
belittled
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: to make (a person or a thing) seem small or unimportant She belittled his efforts.
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