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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. cause to seem less serious; play down;
- Example: "Don't belittle his influence"
[syn: minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate]

2. express a negative opinion of;
- Example: "She disparaged her student's efforts"
[syn: disparage, belittle, pick at]

3. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of;
- Example: "don't belittle your colleagues"
[syn: diminish, belittle]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

belittle
    v 1: cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his
         influence" [syn: minimize, belittle, denigrate,
         derogate]
    2: express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's
       efforts" [syn: disparage, belittle, pick at] [ant:
       blandish, flatter]
    3: lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't
       belittle your colleagues" [syn: diminish, belittle]