From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtrivializetriv‧i‧al‧ize (also trivialise British English) /ˈtrɪviəlaɪz/ verb [transitive] UNIMPORTANTto make something seem less important or serious than it really is – used to show disapproval The article trivializes the whole issue of equal rights. The debate has been trivialized by the media. —trivialization /ˌtrɪviəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
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trivialize• And yet, the power of the land resists any trivializing.• The thing about federal holidays is they often get homogenized or commercialized or trivialized.• Such critics are trivialized and placed firmly at the margins of serious concern.• In saying this I do not mean to trivialize art.• This pop will never trivialize itself, and so can never be lauded as cheap tack.• Mahony in particular found that the problem was either trivialized or ignored by teachers.• Judges feared that showing the trial on television would trivialize the legal process.• So despite the speculations of sociologists, television did not trivialize the news nor generate alienation and apathy.• The media also has trivialized the peace movement and its leaders.• The newspaper's headlines trivialized the war, making it seem like a game. 