Belittle is being little.
Be- is the prefix that means on or make. A few examples are belittle, bedeck, because, and berate.
The verb of little is belittle. As in "to belittle something or someone".
There is no need to belittle a student in front of the whole class. He criticizes his wife's every move and belittles her daily.
Candidates for public office may resort to negative ads that belittle theropponents' records.
The prefix for inadequate is in-. The prefix in- means not.
There is no by- prefix. Perhaps what was mean was be-. Some words starting with this are because, belittle, berate, etc.
The prefix be- indicates thoroughness or completion of treatment, as in bespeak or besiege, or an action that causes a condition to exist e.g. belittle, befriend, besmirch.
Be- is the prefix that means on or make. A few examples are belittle, bedeck, because, and berate.
Belittle
The verb of little is belittle. As in "to belittle something or someone".
Don't let someone belittle you because your vocabulary does not include words that are rarely used.
to belittle = herabsetzen to belittle = herabwürdigen
To belittle something or someone is to make it downgrade or depreciate it's importance. For example, Miss Smith was suspended after reports that she would often belittle her students.
The verb of little is belittle. As in "to belittle something or someone".
There is no need to belittle a student in front of the whole class. He criticizes his wife's every move and belittles her daily.
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Candidates for public office may resort to negative ads that belittle theropponents' records.