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/ |
- 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.