transitive verb
-·ized·, -·iz·ing to regard or treat as trivial; make seem unimportant
trivialize
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trivialize
transitive verb
triv·i·al·ized, triv·i·al·iz·ing, triv·i·al·iz·esTo make or cause to appear trivial: tried to trivialize their criticisms.
Related Forms:
- triv′i·al·i·za′tion
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present trivializes, present participle trivializing, simple past and past participle trivialized)
- To make something appear trivial
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