"trivialize" meaning in English

See trivialize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trivialize.wav Forms: trivializes [present, singular, third-person], trivializing [participle, present], trivialized [participle, past], trivialized [past]
Etymology: From trivial + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trivial|ize}} trivial + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} trivialize (third-person singular simple present trivializes, present participle trivializing, simple past and past participle trivialized)
  1. (transitive) To make something appear trivial Tags: transitive Synonyms: downplay, understate, trivialise [British] Related terms: trivializingly, trivialization Translations (make something appear trivial): trivialitzar (Catalan), empetitir (Catalan), 淡化 (dànhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), banalizovat (Czech), arkistaa (Finnish), triviaalistaa (Finnish), vähätellä (Finnish), minimiser (French), kleinreden (German), trivialisieren (German), trivializzare (Italian), 矮小化する (waishōka suru) (Japanese), trivializar (Spanish), frivolizar (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "make something appear trivial",
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