trivialize
/ˈtɹɪviəlaɪz/
trivialize verb: to make something appear trivial.
Verb
trivialize (third-person singular simple present trivializes, present participle trivializing, simple past and past participle trivialized)
- To make something appear trivial
- Synonyms:
- downplay, understate, banalize, bagatellize, belittle, cut down, de-emphasize, denigrate, degrade, deprecate
- Antonyms:
- exaggerate, overemphasize, big up, cut it fat, hyperbolize, overcharge, overdo, overstate, play up, stretch
trivialize meaning in Malayalam
trivialize in Malayalam
- minimize, treat as unimportant, play down
- നിസ്സാരീകരിക്കുക, നിസ്സാരമാക്കുക, നിസ്സാരമായി തള്ളിക്കളയുക, നിസ്സാരമായി കരുതുക, പ്രാധാന്യം കുറച്ചുകാണുക, അപ്രധാനമായി കണക്കാക്കുക
Synonyms of trivialize
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Antonyms
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Forms of trivialize
| third-person singular present | trivializes |
|---|---|
| present participle | trivializing |
| past participle | trivialized |
| past | trivialized |
| alternative form | trivialise |
Origin of trivialize
From trivial + -ize.
Words formed from trivialize
Questions about trivialize
- What does trivialize mean?
- Trivialize means to make something appear trivial.
- What is trivialize in Malayalam?
- Trivialize in Malayalam is നിസ്സാരീകരിക്കുക, നിസ്സാരമാക്കുക, നിസ്സാരമായി തള്ളിക്കളയുക. See Trivialize meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is trivialize?
- Trivialize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce trivialize?
- Trivialize is pronounced /ˈtɹɪviəlaɪz/.
- What is the past tense of trivialize?
- The past tense of trivialize is trivialized.
Words near trivialize in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: trivialize (page history and authors); trivialize (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). 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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