Belittle is being little.
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.
JEALOUSY
Candidates for public office may resort to negative ads that belittle theropponents' records.
Canditates from public office may resort to negative adds that belittle their opponents' record.
to belittle someone