peripheralize

English

Alternative forms

• peripheralise

Etymology

From peripheral +‎ -ize.

Verb

peripheralize (third-person singular simple present peripheralizes, present participle peripheralizing, simple past and past participle peripheralized)

1. (transitive) To make peripheral; to marginalize.
   • 1996, Margot Blum Schevill, Janet Catherine Berlo, Edward Bridgman Dwyer, Textile Traditions of Mesoamerica and the Andes, page 21:

     The male bias that characterizes Western science has traditionally emphasized male activities while peripheralizing female activities.

Derived terms

• peripheralization