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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Belittle \Be*lit"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belittled}; p. pr & vb n. {Belittling}.] To make little or less in a moral sense to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way --T. Jefferson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: belittle v 1: belittle; "Don't belittle his influence" [syn: {minimize}, {denigrate}, {derogate}] 2: express a negative opinion of "She disparaged her student's efforts" [syn: {disparage}, {pick at}, {find fault with}] [ant: {flatter}] 3: lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of "don't belittle your colleagues" [syn: {diminish}]
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