Hence in idiomatic phr. connoting disesteem or depreciation: to set at naughtor nought (see nought, pron. 5), to set at little, to set at the least…
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| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > be unimportant [verb (transitive)] > make less important or unimportant (25) to set at a pease, at a pie's heel, at a pin's fee1303 Hence in idiomatic phr. connoting disesteem or depreciation: to set at naughtor nought (see nought, pron. 5), to set at little, to set at the least… mincea1591 transitive. More generally: to lessen or diminish in representation; to make little of, minimize; to disparage; to palliate, extenuate (faults). Now… to make no matter of1604 Significance, importance; esp. in there is matter in it. Also to make much matter of: to make much of; similarly to make no matter of. Obsolete. triflea1616 To make a trifle of; to render trivial or insignificant. Obsolete. rare. to make much (also little, nothing, too much, etc.) of (or on)1632 transitive. to make much (also little, nothing, too much,etc.) of (or †on): to have an opinion of or rate at (the degree specified); to treat with… pygmy1658 transitive. To make a pygmy of; to reduce to insignificance; to dwarf. insignificate1676 transitive. To render of no importance, reduce to insignificance. minify1676 transitive. To diminish in significance or importance; to regard or represent (something) as less significant than it really is; to depreciate… smooth1684 To gloss over, minimize. trivialize1846 transitive. To make trivial; to render commonplace or trifling. nonentitize1903 transitive. To make into a nonentity. minoritize1947 transitive. To make (a person, group, or concept) a minority; to treat as or place in a minority; to force (an individual, minority group, etc.) to… sideline1953 Originally U.S. To put on the sidelines (literal and figurative). transitive. To remove (a thing or person) from the centre of activity or… peripheralize1955 transitive. To consign to the fringes or periphery; to marginalize. marginalize1970 transitive. To render or treat as marginal; to remove from the centre or mainstream; to force (an individual, minority group, etc.) to the… marginate1970 transitive. = marginalize, v. 3. Usually in passive. deprioritize1973 transitive. To treat (an issue or task) as a lower priority than other issues or tasks to be addressed in order of relative importance or urgency… Subcategories:— turn (something) aside from prominence (1) — remove emphasis from (1) — deprive of influence (1) — deprive of value (1) — turn into trash (1) — make insubstantial (3) |
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