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enable marginalization

[en-ˈā-bəl ˌmär-jə-nə-ˈlī-zə-shən]
verb phrase
possibilitar a marginalização
1. to make it possible or easier for a person or group to be treated as unimportant or excluded from mainstream society
Discriminatory policies enable marginalization of minority communities.
Políticas discriminatórias possibilitam a marginalização de comunidades minoritárias.
2. to facilitate conditions that push individuals or groups to the periphery of social, economic, or political participation
Lack of access to education can enable marginalization of disadvantaged youth.
A falta de acesso à educação pode possibilitar a marginalização de jovens desfavorecidos.
Synonyms
facilitate marginalizationpromote exclusionperpetuate marginalizationreinforce exclusionenable exclusion
Antonyms
prevent marginalizationpromote inclusionenable inclusionfacilitate integrationprevent exclusion

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
possibilitar a marginalização
most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
viabilizar a marginalização
alternative formal usage
Portugal
permitir a marginalização
European Portuguese preference for 'permitir'

Related Idioms & Phrases

push to the margins
leave out in the cold
shut out of society
relegate to the sidelines
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