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trivialize
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triv·i·al·ize  (trv--lz)
tr.v. 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.
trivi·al·i·zation (--l-zshn) n.
trivialize [ˈtrɪvɪəˌlaɪz], trivialise
vb
(tr) to cause to seem trivial or more trivial; minimize he trivialized his injuries
trivialization , trivialisation n
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Verb1.trivializetrivialize - make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!"
trivialise
downplay, minimise, understate, minimize - represent as less significant or important
trivialize
verb undervalue, underestimate, play down, minimize, scoff at, belittle, laugh off, make light of, underplay They continue to trivialize the world's environmental problems.
Translations
trivialize [ˈtrɪvɪəlaɪz] VT → minimizar, trivializar
trivialize [ˈtrɪviəlaɪz] trivialise (British) vt → banaliser
trivialize
vt → trivialisieren
trivialize [ˈtrɪvɪəˌlaɪz] vt → sminuire
trivialize [ˈtrɪvɪəˌlaɪz] vt → sminuire


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