trivialize
verb/ˈtɹɪviəlaɪz/
Etymology From trivial + -ize.
1
To make something appear trivial
- Synonyms
- bagatellize, banalize, belittle, cut down, de-emphasize, denigrate, degrade, deprecate, derogate, disparage, dispraise, downplay, lilliputianize, make little of, make nothing of, minimize, play down, set at nought, superficialize, trivialize, underestimate, underplay, understate, vilipend
- Antonyms
- exaggerate, glorify
- Derived terms
- trivializable, trivialization, trivializer, trivializingly, untrivialized
- Related terms
- gloss over, make light of, take lightly, brush off, shrug off, ignore, trifle
- Hyponyms
- think nothing of