# marginalize

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪz/ · frequency rank #60,947

## Definitions
1. To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.
2. To find a marginal distribution of a joint probability distribution.

## Etymology
From marginal + -ize.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/marginalize