trivialize

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trivialize

  • /ˈtɹɪviəlaɪz/

verb trivializes · trivializing · trivialized · trivialise

  1. transitive To make something appear trivial

    Similar: downplay, understate, banalize, bagatellize, belittle, cut down, de-emphasize, denigrate, degrade, deprecate, derogate, disparage · Opposite: exaggerate, overemphasize, big up, cut it fat, hyperbolize, overcharge, overdo, overstate, play up, stretch, three-sheet

Opposite: exaggerate, glorify

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verb

Opposite: exaggerate, glorify

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verb make something appear trivial

Españoltrivializar, frivolizar
日本語矮小化する waishōka suru
中文淡化 dànhuà
Françaisminimiser
Deutschkleinreden, trivialisieren
Italianotrivializzare

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@misc{trivialize_2026,
  title = {trivialize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trivialize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}