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marginalize out

C1 formal separable transitive
In simple words

Slowly push a person or group out of something by treating them as unimportant.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic formal

To systematically exclude a person or group from participation or influence until they are effectively removed.

"The new management structure gradually marginalized out those who had raised concerns."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Not a standard dictionary entry as a fixed phrasal verb — 'marginalize' alone is far more common. 'Marginalize out' is occasionally used in sociological and organisational discourse for added emphasis on the end result of exclusion.

Commonly used with

community voices employees minority group perspective

Forms

Base
marginalize out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
marginalizes out
he/she/it
Past simple
marginalized out
yesterday
Past participle
marginalized out
have + pp
-ing form
marginalizing out
continuous

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Synonyms

exclude sideline push out disenfranchise freeze out

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