invisibilizar

Senses

1. 1.

   to make invisible; to render unseen

   to cause something or someone to become invisible or unable to be seen

2. 2.

   to marginalize; to make unseen or ignored

   to push someone or something into social or political obscurity; to overlook or disregard

Examples

• "Las políticas discriminatorias invisibilizan a las minorías étnicas."

  Discriminatory policies marginalize ethnic minorities.

• "La falta de representación en medios invisibiliza las voces de las mujeres indígenas."

  The lack of media representation makes indigenous women's voices invisible.

• "No queremos que se invisibilice el problema de la pobreza infantil."

  We don't want the problem of child poverty to be overlooked.

Usage

This is a relatively modern verb formed with the suffix -izar. It's commonly used in academic, activist, and social commentary contexts to describe how groups or issues are marginalized, overlooked, or systematically made unseen in society. The primary meaning is metaphorical rather than literal.