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verb
To make something appear trivial
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: downplay, understate, banalize
Antonyms: exaggerate, overemphasize, big up, cut it fat, hyperbolize, overcharge, overdo, overstate, play up, stretch, three-sheet
verb
make trivial or insignificant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: trivialise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: understate, minimize, minimise, downplay
History
Etymology tree English trivial 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 trivialize From trivial + -ize.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
