peripheralize
peripheralize verb: to make peripheral; to marginalize.
Verb
peripheralize (third-person singular simple present peripheralizes, present participle peripheralizing, simple past and past participle peripheralized)
- To make peripheral; to marginalize.
- The male bias that characterizes Western science has traditionally emphasized male activities while peripheralizing female activities.1996, Margot Blum Schevill, Janet Catherine Berlo, Edward Bridgman Dwyer, Textile Traditions of Mesoamerica and the Andes, page 21
Forms of peripheralize
| third-person singular present | peripheralizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | peripheralizing |
| past participle | peripheralized |
| past | peripheralized |
| alternative form | peripheralise |
Origin of peripheralize
From peripheral + -ize.
Words formed from peripheralize
Questions about peripheralize
- What does peripheralize mean?
- Peripheralize means to make peripheral; to marginalize.
- What part of speech is peripheralize?
- Peripheralize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of peripheralize?
- The past tense of peripheralize is peripheralized.
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