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triv·i·al·ize

 (trĭv′ē-ə-līz′)
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.
triv′i·al·i·za′tion (-ə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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trivialize

(ˈtrɪvɪəˌlaɪz) or

trivialise

vb
(tr) to cause to seem trivial or more trivial; minimize: he trivialized his injuries.
ˌtrivialiˈzation, ˌtrivialiˈsation n
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triv•i•al•ize

(ˈtrɪv i əˌlaɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
to cause to appear unimportant, insignificant, etc.
[1840–50]
triv`i•al•i•za′tion, n.
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trivialize


Past participle: trivialized
Gerund: trivializing

Imperative
trivialize
trivialize
Present
I trivialize
you trivialize
he/she/it trivializes
we trivialize
you trivialize
they trivialize
Preterite
I trivialized
you trivialized
he/she/it trivialized
we trivialized
you trivialized
they trivialized
Present Continuous
I am trivializing
you are trivializing
he/she/it is trivializing
we are trivializing
you are trivializing
they are trivializing
Present Perfect
I have trivialized
you have trivialized
he/she/it has trivialized
we have trivialized
you have trivialized
they have trivialized
Past Continuous
I was trivializing
you were trivializing
he/she/it was trivializing
we were trivializing
you were trivializing
they were trivializing
Past Perfect
I had trivialized
you had trivialized
he/she/it had trivialized
we had trivialized
you had trivialized
they had trivialized
Future
I will trivialize
you will trivialize
he/she/it will trivialize
we will trivialize
you will trivialize
they will trivialize
Future Perfect
I will have trivialized
you will have trivialized
he/she/it will have trivialized
we will have trivialized
you will have trivialized
they will have trivialized
Future Continuous
I will be trivializing
you will be trivializing
he/she/it will be trivializing
we will be trivializing
you will be trivializing
they will be trivializing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been trivializing
you have been trivializing
he/she/it has been trivializing
we have been trivializing
you have been trivializing
they have been trivializing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been trivializing
you will have been trivializing
he/she/it will have been trivializing
we will have been trivializing
you will have been trivializing
they will have been trivializing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been trivializing
you had been trivializing
he/she/it had been trivializing
we had been trivializing
you had been trivializing
they had been trivializing
Conditional
I would trivialize
you would trivialize
he/she/it would trivialize
we would trivialize
you would trivialize
they would trivialize
Past Conditional
I would have trivialized
you would have trivialized
he/she/it would have trivialized
we would have trivialized
you would have trivialized
they would have trivialized
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.trivialize - make trivial or insignificanttrivialize - make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!"
trivialise
downplay, minimise, understate, minimize - represent as less significant or important
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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.
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Translations

trivialize

[ˈtrɪvɪəlaɪz] VT → minimizar, trivializar
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trivialize

[ˈtrɪviəlaɪz] trivialise (British) vt → banaliser
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trivialize

vt → trivialisieren
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trivialize

[ˈtrɪvɪəˌlaɪz] vt → sminuire
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