trivialize
To make something appear trivialTo make something appear trivial
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» While I don't want to trivialize your concerns, is all of this really necessary?
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1 sensesTo make something appear trivial
kleinreden, trivialisieren
make trivial or insignificant
Examples
3 sentencesWhile I don't want to trivialize your concerns, is all of this really necessary?
Who's trivializing our problems?
Comparing "cancel culture" to the Inquisition is trivializing the Inquisition.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
trivializes, trivializing, trivialized, trivialized| Base form | trivialize · to trivialize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | trivializes |
| Present participle | trivializing |
| Past simple | trivialized |
| Past participle | trivialized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
25 synonyms- make trivial or insignificant:trivialise
Antonyms
12 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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