trivialize

triv·i·al·ize

transitive verb

-·ized·, -·iz·ing

to regard or treat as trivial; make seem unimportant

trivialize

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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triv′i·al·i·za′tion
noun

trivialize

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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Sentence Examples

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.

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