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trivialize

/ˈtɹɪviəlaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
triv-i-al-ize
IPA
/ˈtɹɪviəlaɪz/
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make something appear trivial

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Italic *wiā Latin via Latin -ius Latin trivius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin triviālisbor. English trivial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English trivialize From trivial + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

trivializes (present, singular) trivializing (participle, present) trivialized (participle, past) trivialized (past) trivialise (alternative)

Derived Forms

trivializable trivialization trivializer trivializingly untrivialized

Phrases

gloss over make light of take lightly brush off shrug off

Frequently Paired Words

gloss over make light of take lightly brush off shrug off ignore trifle

Synonyms

downplay understate banalize bagatellize belittle cut down de-emphasize denigrate degrade deprecate derogate disparage

Antonyms

exaggerate overemphasize big up cut it fat hyperbolize overcharge overdo overstate play up stretch three-sheet glorify

Questions

How do you pronounce trivialize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɪviəlaɪz/.
What does trivialize mean?
To make something appear trivial
Where does trivialize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Italic *wiā Latin via Latin -ius Latin trivius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin triviālisbor. English trivial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English trivialize From trivial + -ize.

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