relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people; "We must not marginalize the poor in our society
mar·gin·al·ize marginalizes marginalizing marginalized in BRIT, also use marginalise To marginalize a group of people means to make them feel isolated and unimportant. We've always been marginalized, exploited, and constantly threatened. to make a person or a group of people unimportant and powerless in an unfair way
{f} put in a position of secondary importance; keep a person or something away from the center of attention or power; treat as marginal (also marginalise)
{f} put in a position of secondary importance; keep a person or something away from the center of attention or power; treat as marginal (also marginalize)
the social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society); "the marginalization of the underclass"; "the marginalization of literature
The tendency to put aside (and not allow in the canon) the literature/culture artistic forms of minority (women, African Americans, Native American) voices and genres SF has traditionally been marginalized