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trivialize

[ triv-ee-uh-lahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, triv·i·al·ized, triv·i·al·iz·ing.

trivialize

/ ˈtrɪvɪəˌlaɪz /

tr to cause to seem trivial or more trivial; minimize
he trivialized his injuries

First recorded in 1840–50; trivial + -ize

The good news for those who think such movies at once glorify and trivialize gun violence is that R.I.P.D. bombed.

Our intention with our new video was never to offend, hurt or trivialize Native American people, their culture or their history.

So to trivialize it, in quotation marks, really does a disservice to our show.

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