To belittle is to belittle, to belittle. The named word is found more often in literary texts. What are the root words for this verb in the Russian language? And what synonyms for the word "belittle" can be picked up? We will talk about this later in the article.
Morphological composition and meaning of the word
"Minimize" is a word that consists of the following elements:
- prefixes ( y-) ;
- root ( -mal-) ;
- suffix ( s) ;
- postfix (s ) .
"Humble" is a lexical unit that has a "beg" homophon. The one-root word for a verb, the meaning of which is considered in this article, is “belittling,” that is, belittling, reducing something. "To beg," comes from the noun "prayer." These verbs are often confused. Spelling mistakes in them are often made due to a misunderstanding of the lexical meaning. Examples will help you figure this out:
- Prisoners pleaded for mercy (requested).
- This act does not detract from his merits to the Fatherland (does not reduce) .
Synonyms
In addition to the above values, belittling is "depreciate", "limit". In modern colloquial speech, this verb is not so common, as are words with the same root. But it cannot be called archaism. When the word “belittle” is found in the text, as a rule, it is an understatement of something intangible, for example, meaning, role, dignity.
To belittle is a verb to which one can also pick up synonyms such words as “belittle”, “reduce”. However, the stylistic shade that this word possesses allows in most cases to replace it with the neutral concept of "reduce":
- Everything said by the bibliographers about the personal life of the poet does not detract from the role of his work in Russian literature.
- Do not belittle your merits, make excuses and engage in self-discipline.
In legal terminology, there is such a thing as "diminution of rights and freedoms." In this case, the noun “restriction” is a synonym:
- In Russia no laws are abrogated that derogate from the rights of a citizen .