trivialize
verb
triv·i·al·ize
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trivialized;
trivializing
Definition of trivialize
: to make trivial : reduce to triviality
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Other Words from trivialize
trivialization
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noun
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Examples of trivialize in a Sentence
The news story trivialized the problem.
He is trivializing the situation.
Recent Examples on the Web
An art exhibit at Burning Man that featured Barbie dolls in a representation of a concentration camp has incited outrage, with many criticizing the art for trivializing the Holocaust. — Cady Lang, Time, "The Holocaust Exhibit Featuring Barbie Dolls at Burning Man Draws Criticism," 6 Sep. 2019 Far from trivializing the Mueller report, this shift in focus would underscore the significance of its most troubling revelations. — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, "The Border Wall Is Trumpâs High Crime," 29 Aug. 2019 Too much reduction, and the flesh and blood turn into billboards and are trivialized. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, "The American Pavilion in the Venice Biennale: Safe and Sorry," 10 Aug. 2019 At its heart, stories about young women, especially, are either trivialized or made into broccoli. — Amy Kaufmanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Star of HBOâs âShareâ on being detained at airport: âItâs the most unjust feelingâ," 26 July 2019 Black womensâ successes are trivialized at best and at worse posed as a threat towards the greater African-American community. — Steven Underwood, Essence, "Opinion: Is Black Excellence Killing Us?," 21 Aug. 2019 How about spending 90 seconds reading information that has been more carefully composed than anything being verbally trivialized onstage? — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Big screens and other distractions keep invading our concert spaces. Can we just focus on the music?," 26 June 2019 Here, though, the whale voice was trivialized, as though soundtrack to conventional underwater video imagery. — Los Angeles Times, "Commentary: La Jollaâs SummerFest has a new artistic director to go with its new concert hall," 5 Aug. 2019 Investigators tasked with creative nicknaming are careful not to lend criminals notoriety or trivialize their crimes, Trombitas said. — Scottie Andrew And Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, "From 'Pink Lady Bandit' to 'Attila the Bun,' here's why the FBI nicknames bank robbers," 30 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'trivialize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for trivialize
trivialize
verb
English Language Learners Definition of trivialize
usually disapproving
: to make (something) seem less important or serious than it actually is
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