- belittle⇄adv. belittlingly.
- belittle⇄belittle, transitive verb, -tled,-tling.
1. to make seem little or unimportant; make less important; make little of; speak slightingly of.
Ex. Jealous people belittled the explorer's great discoveries.
(SYN) depreciate; disparage.belittle⇄noun belittlement.belittle⇄noun belittler.