trivialize
verb
triv·i·al·ize
ˈtri-vē-ə-ˌlīz 
trivialized; trivializing
: to make trivial : reduce to triviality
Examples of trivialize in a Sentence
The news story trivialized the problem.
He is trivializing the situation.
Recent Examples on the Web
Their ordeal created a scandal in China, where the news spread quickly on social media despite being mostly ignored or trivialized by the mainstream press.
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Susan Greenhalgh and Xiying Wang, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
But though there are wry laughs to be had, from the exquisite awkwardness of the setup alone, Babygirl was received by many as a comedy, which trivializes the extraordinary atmosphere that Reijn creates.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2024
Why risk trivializing them by referring to a kids’ nursery rhyme in the title and through the character names?
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
Often trivialized as a side detail to beach culture or teen films in narrative, documentaries have long done a better job of representing surfing, especially this landmark work by Bruce Brown.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 July 2024
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Susan Greenhalgh and Xiying Wang, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
But though there are wry laughs to be had, from the exquisite awkwardness of the setup alone, Babygirl was received by many as a comedy, which trivializes the extraordinary atmosphere that Reijn creates.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2024
Why risk trivializing them by referring to a kids’ nursery rhyme in the title and through the character names?
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
Often trivialized as a side detail to beach culture or teen films in narrative, documentaries have long done a better job of representing surfing, especially this landmark work by Bruce Brown.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 July 2024
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“Trivialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trivialize. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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