trivialize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɹɪviəlaɪz/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Italic *wiā Latin via Latin -ius Latin trivius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin triviālisbor. English trivial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English trivialize From trivial + -ize.
Meanings
- (transitive) To make something appear trivial
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trivialized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| trivialized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| trivializes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| trivializing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| trivialise | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
overstate · cut it fat · three-sheet · exaggerate · exaggerate · overcharge · stretch · hyperbolize · overemphasize · glorify · overdo · play up · exaggerate · big up · overemphasize
Deriveds
trivialization · untrivialized · trivializer · trivializingly · trivializable
Hyponyms
Relateds
gloss over · brush off · ignore · take lightly · shrug off · trifle · make light of
Synonyms
dispraise · superficialize · lilliputianize · deprecate · banalize · disparage · de-emphasize · derogate · make nothing of · cut down · vilipend · trivialize · downplay · bagatellize · belittle · understate · degrade · minimize · set at nought · play down · underestimate · banalize · understate · underplay · downplay · make little of · denigrate
Translations (15)
ja 矮小化する (make something appear trivial) · de trivialisieren (make something appear trivial) · cs banalizovat (make something appear trivial) · fr minimiser (make something appear trivial) · fi arkistaa (make something appear trivial) · fi trivialisoida (make something appear trivial) · fi triviaalistaa (make something appear trivial) · fi vähätellä (make something appear trivial) · es frivolizar (make something appear trivial) · de kleinreden (make something appear trivial) · es trivializar (make something appear trivial) · ca empetitir (make something appear trivial) · ca trivialitzar (make something appear trivial) · it trivializzare (make something appear trivial) · cmn 淡化 (make something appear trivial)