Trivialize dictionary definition

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trivialize

triv·i·al·ize

transitive verb

-·ized·, -·iz·ing

to regard or treat as trivial; make seem unimportant

transitive verb

triv·i·al·ized, triv·i·al·iz·ing, triv·i·al·iz·es

To make or cause to appear trivial: tried to trivialize their criticisms.

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(third-person singular simple present trivializes, present participle trivializing, simple past and past participle trivialized)

Dean rose and began to leave the room, disgusted that Gladys Turnbull would trivialize Edith Shipton's death in fiction, even before the shattered woman was cold in the ground.