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English to English verb
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cause to seem less serious; play down |  | Example: Don't belittle his influence
source: wordnet30
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express a negative opinion of | | Example: She disparaged her student's efforts
source: wordnet30
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lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of | | Example: don't belittle your colleagues
source: wordnet30
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To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way. | | source: webster1913
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