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- Dictionarytrivialize/ˈtrɪvɪəlʌɪz/
verb
- 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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The meaning of TRIVIALIZE is to make trivial : reduce to triviality. How to use trivialize in a sentence.
TRIVIALIZE definition: 1. to make something seem less important than it really is: 2. to make something seem less…. Learn more.
TRIVIALIZE meaning: 1. to make something seem less important than it really is: 2. to make something seem less…. Learn more.
verb. 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. [disapproval] People continue to trivialize the world's environmental problems. [VERB noun] Synonyms: undervalue, underestimate, play down, minimize More Synonyms of trivialize.
When you trivialize an issue, you make it look more trivial than it is, or less significant. The Latin root of both trivialize and trivial is trivialis, "common, commonplace, or vulgar." Definitions of trivialize. verb. make trivial or insignificant.
trivialize - make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!"
trivialize. (trɪviəlaɪz ) Word forms: trivializes, trivializing, trivialized regional note: in BRIT, also use trivialise. transitive verb. 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. [disapproval]
