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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

superficialize en · VERB

Etymology

From superficial + -ize.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To render superficial; to trivialize.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
superficializing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
superficialise alternative lexicographic
superficializes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
superficialized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
superficialized Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

banalize · underplay · denigrate · disparage · minimize · de-emphasize · banalize · downplay · trivialize · bagatellize · make little of · underestimate · derogate · make nothing of · degrade · belittle · play down · vilipend · set at nought · play down · dispraise · cut down · deprecate · lilliputianize · understate · deprecate · superficialize