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ba·nal·ize
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verb (used with object),
ba·nal·ized,
ba·nal·iz·ing.
to render or make
banal
;
trivialize:
Television has often been accused of banalizing even the most serious subjects.
Also,
especially British
,
ba·nal·ise.
Origin:
1960–65;
banal
+
-ize
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