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minoritizing

minoritizing is the present participle and gerund of minoritize.

Meaning of minoritize

Verb

minoritize (third-person singular simple present minoritizes, present participle minoritizing, simple past and past participle minoritized)

  1. (transitive) To make or treat as a minority.
    • A commentary on how the media and the culture have distorted and minoritized the lives of people with AIDS.1991 May 4, Michael Bronski, “One Man's 'Poison'”, in Gay Community News, page 16
    Synonyms:
    marginalize
    Antonyms:
    majoritize

Questions about minoritizing

What is minoritizing the present participle and gerund of?
Minoritizing is the present participle and gerund of minoritize.

Words near minoritizing in the dictionary

  1. minoritization
  2. minoritizations
  3. minoritize
  4. minoritized
  5. minoritizes
  6. minoritizing
  7. minority
  8. minority cabinet
  9. minority cabinets
  10. minority council
  11. minority councils

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