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trivialize

[ triv-ee-uh-lahyz ]
/ ˈtrɪv i əˌlaɪz /
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verb (used with object), triv·i·al·ized, triv·i·al·iz·ing.
to make trivial; cause to appear unimportant, trifling, etc.
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Also especially British, triv·i·al·ise .

Origin of trivialize

First recorded in 1840–50; trivial + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM trivialize

triv·i·al·i·za·tion, noun
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Words related to trivialize

depreciate, dismiss, laugh off, make light of, minimize, misprize, play down, pooh-pooh, underestimate, underplay, underrate, undervalue, belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, disparage, put down, run down, scoff at

How to use trivialize in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for trivialize

trivialize

trivialise

/ (ˈtrɪvɪəˌlaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to cause to seem trivial or more trivial; minimizehe trivialized his injuries

Derived forms of trivialize

trivialization or trivialisation, noun
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