OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 20403

belittle

/bɪˈlɪt.əl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
disminuir • empequeñecer • menospreciar • minimizar
To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation.
An essential part of any German campaign is obviously the efficiency of its lines of communication and therefore it is dangerous to belittle our enemy's strength in this direction.
Don't belittle your colleagues.