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banalize

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To make banal or commonplace.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bagatellize, downplay, trivialize, banalize, belittle, cut down, de-emphasize, denigrate, degrade, deprecate, derogate, disparage, dispraise, lilliputianize, make little of, make nothing of, minimize, play down, set at nought, superficialize, underestimate, underplay, understate, vilipend

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English banal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English banalize From banal + -ize.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: banalitzar — to make banal
  • Esperanto: banaligi — to make banal
  • Finnish: banaalistaa — to make banal
  • Finnish: banalisoida — to make banal
  • French: banaliser — to make banal
  • German: banalisieren — to make banal
  • Italian: banalizzare — to make banal
  • Polish: banalizować — to make banal
  • Polish: zbanalizować — to make banal
  • Portuguese: banalizar — to make banal
  • Spanish: banalizar — to make banal
  • Turkish: banalleştirmek — to make banal
  • Turkish: bayağılaştırmak — to make banal