trivialize

triv i al ize |ˈtrivēəˌlīz ˈtrɪviəˌlaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (something ) seem less important, significant, or complex than it really is: the problem was either trivialized or ignored by teachers. DERIVATIVES triv i al i za tion |ˌtrivēəliˈzāSHən |noun

trivialize

trivialize |ˈtrɪvɪəlʌɪz |(also trivialise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] make (something ) seem less important, significant, or complex than it really is: the problem was either trivialized or ignored by teachers. DERIVATIVES trivialization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun

trivialize

trivialize verb I would appreciate it if you would not trivialize my problems: treat as unimportant, minimize, play down, underestimate, make light of, treat lightly, dismiss, underplay, downplay, diminish, belittle; informal pooh-pooh.

trivialize

trivialize verb the problem was either trivialized or ignored by teachers: treat as unimportant, minimize, play down, underplay, make light of, treat lightly, make little of, think little of, laugh off, dismiss, underestimate, undervalue, devalue, belittle, deprecate, scoff at; informal pooh-pooh; archaic hold cheap; rare misprize, derogate, minify. ANTONYMS make a big thing of.

trivialize

tr í v i al ì ze 動詞 他動詞 … (の重要性 )を軽く見る, 矮小 （わいしよう ）化する, つまらなくする .