banalise
banalise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of banalize.
Meaning of banalize
Verb
banalize (third-person singular simple present banalizes, present participle banalizing, simple past and past participle banalized)
- To make banal or commonplace.
- Synonyms:
- bagatellize, downplay, trivialize, belittle, cut down, de-emphasize, denigrate, degrade, deprecate, derogate
Forms of banalise
| third-person singular present | banalises |
|---|---|
| present participle | banalising |
| past participle | banalised |
| past | banalised |
Origin of banalise
From banal + -ise.
Words formed from banalise
Questions about banalise
- What is banalise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
- Banalise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of banalize.
Words near banalise in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: banalise (page history and authors); banalize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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