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superficialize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-fi-cial-ize
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To render superficial; to trivialize.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From superficial + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

superficializes (present, singular) superficializing (participle, present) superficialized (participle, past) superficialized (past) superficialise (alternative)

Synonyms

banalize deprecate play down bagatellize belittle cut down de-emphasize denigrate degrade derogate disparage dispraise

Questions

What does superficialize mean?
To render superficial; to trivialize.
Where does superficialize come from?
From superficial + -ize.

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