mar·gin·al·ize \ˈmärjə̇nəˌlīz, ˈmȧj-\transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s-s) Etymology:marginal + -ize : to relegate to an unimportant or powerless position within a society or group : exclude < factories and big business marginalized many of the middle-class breadwinners — Allessandra Comini > • mar·gin·al·iza·tion\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ (ˌ)līˈzāshən, -_ləˈ-\noun