Both Uses of
belittle
in
The House of Mirth
- The reflection steadied his voice as he asked, between pity and irony: "Isn't it natural that I should try to belittle all the things I can't offer you?"†
Chpt 1.6 *
- "But you belittle ME, don't you," she returned gently, "in being so sure they are the only things I care for?"†
Chpt 1.6
Definition:
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(belittle) to make someone or something seem unimportant