Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense marginalizes, present participle marginalizing, past tense, past participle marginalizedregional note: in BRIT, also use marginalise
verb
To marginalize a group of people means to make them feel isolated and unimportant.
The effect of this has been to increasingly marginalize the local authority sector. [VERB noun]
We've always been marginalized, exploited, and constantly threatened. [beVERB-ed]