Belittle

be·lit·tle [bih-lit-l]
verb (used with object), be·lit·tled, be·lit·tling.
1. to regard as unimportant; depreciate:
:To belittle the janitor for scrubbing toilets is absurd.
==Origin==
1775-85, Americanism; be- + little
==Synonyms==
1. minimize, decry, deprecate, deride, scorn, dismiss, denigrate, pooh-pooh, trivialize.
==Antonyms==
1. approve, commend, praise.
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