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Definition of trivialize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

trivialize

verb
 
/ˈtrɪviəlaɪz/
 
/ˈtrɪviəlaɪz/
(British English also trivialise)
(usually disapproving)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they trivialize
 
/ˈtrɪviəlaɪz/
 
/ˈtrɪviəlaɪz/
he / she / it trivializes
 
/ˈtrɪviəlaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈtrɪviəlaɪzɪz/
past simple trivialized
 
/ˈtrɪviəlaɪzd/
 
/ˈtrɪviəlaɪzd/
past participle trivialized
 
/ˈtrɪviəlaɪzd/
 
/ˈtrɪviəlaɪzd/
-ing form trivializing
 
/ˈtrɪviəlaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈtrɪviəlaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. 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.
See trivialize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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