Trivialize (verb)

  1. To make something seem unimportant or insignificant.
  2. To reduce the complexity or importance of something.
  3. To simplify something in a way that detracts from its true value or importance.

Origin:

From french trivialiser, from latin trivialis, from trivium ("crossroads, place where three roads meet"), from tri- ("three") + via ("road"). cognate with spanish trivializar, italian trivializzare.

Examples:

  1. He trivialized the issue by making jokes about it.
  2. She trivialized the hard work by saying it was easy.
  3. The company trivialized the risks involved in the project.
  4. The news outlet trivialized the story by only focusing on the sensational aspects.
  5. The politician trivialized the impact of the policy on the people it affected.
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