Английский Этимологический словарь - belittle
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Belittle
belittle
- 1781, from little, first recorded in writings of Thomas Jefferson (and probably coined by him), who was execrated for it in England. "Belittle! What an expression! It may be an elegant one in Virginia, and even perfectly intelligible; but for our part, all we can do is to guess at its meaning. For shame, Mr. Jefferson!" ["European Magazine and London Review," 1787, reporting on "Notes on the State of Virginia"; to guess was considered another barbarous Yankeeism.]
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1.
~ v formal to make someone or something seem small or unimportant (He tends to belittle his own efforts.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
(belittles, belittling, belittled) If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good. We mustn’t belittle her outstanding achievement... = downplay VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb (-littled; belittling) Date: 1797 1. to speak slightingly of ; disparage ~s her efforts 2. to cause (a person or thing) to seem little or less Synonyms: see decry • ~ment noun • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 depreciate. 2 make small; dwarf. Derivatives belittlement n. belittler n. belittlingly adv. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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6.
1. умалять; преуменьшать; принижать to belittle smb.'s accomplishments —- умалять чьи-л. достоинства to feel belittled in the presence smb. —- чувствовать себя приниженным в чьем-л. присутствии 2. уст. уменьшать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. умалять, преуменьшать, принижать Syn: deprecate, depreciate, detract, discredit, disparage, minimize Ant: credit, encourage, enhance, exaggerate ...Англо-русский словарь
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