invisiblize
invisiblize verb: to make invisible; to marginalize so as to erase the presence or contributions of.
Verb
invisiblize (third-person singular simple present invisiblizes, present participle invisiblizing, simple past and past participle invisiblized)
- To make invisible; to marginalize so as to erase the presence or contributions of.
- […] there is also the danger […] that such a critique recuperates gender in terms that quite literally invisiblize the very issues of race and ethnicity which, as Rolling Stone demonstrates, are crucial to an understanding […] of rock as a musical/cultural practice.2002, Roger Beebe, Denise Fulbrook, Ben Saunders, Rock Over the Edge: Transformations in Popular Music Culture
- Furthermore, I claim this subordinate place to traditional medical systems tends to create a perception that holistic health practices are only now emerging, which can invisiblize their long history of development and utilization[…]2008, Donna A. Dragon, Toward Embodied Education, 1850s-2007, page 338
- Synonyms:
- invisible
Synonyms of invisiblize
Forms of invisiblize
| third-person singular present | invisiblizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | invisiblizing |
| past participle | invisiblized |
| past | invisiblized |
| alternative form | invisibilize |
| alternative form | invisiblise |
Origin of invisiblize
From invisible + -ize.
Questions about invisiblize
- What does invisiblize mean?
- Invisiblize means to make invisible; to marginalize so as to erase the presence or contributions of.
- What part of speech is invisiblize?
- Invisiblize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of invisiblize?
- The past tense of invisiblize is invisiblized.
Words near invisiblize in the dictionary
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