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    triv·i·al·ize
    [ˈtrivēəˌlīz]
    verb
    trivialising (present participle)
    1. make (something) seem less important, significant, or complex than it really is:
      "the problem was either trivialized or ignored by teachers"
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    verb
    1. make (something) seem less important, significant, or complex than it really is:
      minimize
      play down
      underplay
      make light of
      make little of
      laugh off
      dismiss
      underestimate
      undervalue
      devalue
      belittle
      deprecate
      pooh-pooh
      misprize
      derogate
      treat as unimportant
      treat lightly
      think little of
      scoff at
      hold cheap
      minify
      Opposite:
      make a big thing of
     
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  1. trivialize verb [ T ] disapproving (UK usually trivialise) uk / ˈtrɪv.i.ə.laɪz / us / ˈtrɪv.i.ə.laɪz / Add to word list to make something seem less important than it really is:

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    TRIVIALIZING definition: 1. present participle of trivialize 2. to make something seem less important than it really is:.

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    What is trivialize verb?
    Definition of trivialize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary trivialize something to make something seem less important, serious, difficult, etc. than it really is It is important not to trivialize children’s worries. The magazine has been accused of trivializing serious issues.

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    What does trivialise mean?
    Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word trivialise. "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!" To make something appear trivial.

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    What does it mean if someone trivializes something important?
    If you say that someone trivializes something important, you disapprove of them because they make it seem less important, serious, and complex than it is. People continue to trivialize the world's environmental problems. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary.

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    What happens if you trivialize something?
    When you trivialize something, you make it seem less important than it really is. Some people complain that TV news tends to trivialize complicated political stories. If your friend tends to trivialize your problems and worries, he dismisses them as being too small to fret about, which might make you feel like he's not taking you seriously.

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    What is a synonym for trivialize?
    [disapproval] It never ceases to amaze me how the business world continues to trivialize the world's environmental problems. Synonyms: undervalue, underestimate, play down, minimize More Synonyms of trivialize Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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    Where did trivialize come from?
    The first records of the term trivialize come from the mid-1800s. It combines the term trivial, meaning “commonplace” or “unimportant,” and the suffix – ize, which creates verbs with a general meaning of “to render, make,” as in actualize and Americanize.

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