trivialize

English

Alternative forms

• trivialise (British)

Etymology

trivial +‎ -ize

Verb

trivialize (third-person singular simple present trivializes, present participle trivializing, simple past and past participle trivialized)

1. (transitive) To make something appear trivial

Synonyms

• downplay
• understate

Antonyms

• exaggerate

Related terms

• trivializingly
• trivialization

Translations

make something appear trivial

• Catalan: trivialitzar (ca), empetitir (ca)
• Czech: banalizovat (cs)
• Finnish: arkistaa (fi), triviaalistaa, vähätellä (fi)
• German: trivialisieren (de)
• Italian: trivializzare
• Japanese: 矮小化する (ja) (waishōka suru)
• Spanish: trivializar (es), frivolizar (es)