emarginare

to marginalize

verb eh-mar-jee-NAH-reh Rare

Also means

to exclude

Usage Note

Emarginare means to push someone to the margins of society, a group, or a conversation. The reflexive emarginarsi means 'to isolate oneself'. The related noun is emarginazione (marginalization) and the adjective emarginato ('marginalized') is frequently used as a noun: gli emarginati ('the marginalized').

Examples

"La società non deve emarginare i più deboli."

Natural Translation

Society must not marginalize the weakest.

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