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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.trivialize - make trivial or insignificanttrivialize - make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!"
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] VTminimizar, trivializar
trivialize [ˈtrɪviəlaɪz] trivialise (British) vtbanaliser
trivialize
vttrivialisieren
trivialize [ˈtrɪvɪəˌlaɪz] vtsminuire


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He also contends that identity politics trivializes our understanding of diversity and of what being human means, and in so doing, blocks the evolution of any new politics that possibly transcends notions of domination and exploitation.
This trivializes decisions about life and death, and I think a lot of people have got the message.
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