trivialize

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++triv·i·al·ize (also trivialise British English) /ˈtrɪviəlaɪz/ verb [transitive] UNIMPORTANTto make something seem less important or serious than it really is – used to show disapproval 使显得琐碎[平凡]，对…轻描淡写〔含贬义〕 The article trivializes the whole issue of equal rights. 文章对平等权利这个大问题轻描淡写。 The debate has been trivialized by the media. 那场辩论在媒体的报道中变得无关紧要。 —trivialization /ˌtrɪviəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

trivialize• And yet, the power of the land resists any trivializing.• The thing about federal holidays is they often get homogenized or commercialized or trivialized.• Such critics are trivialized and placed firmly at the margins of serious concern.• In saying this I do not mean to trivialize art.• This pop will never trivialize itself, and so can never be lauded as cheap tack.• Mahony in particular found that the problem was either trivialized or ignored by teachers.• Judges feared that showing the trial on television would trivialize the legal process.• So despite the speculations of sociologists, television did not trivialize the news nor generate alienation and apathy.• The media also has trivialized the peace movement and its leaders.• The newspaper's headlines trivialized the war, making it seem like a game.

triv·i·al·ize verbChineseSyllable

serious Corpus less to important make seem or something

trivialize
triv‧i‧al‧ize

(also trivialise British English) /ˈtrɪviəlaɪz/ verb [transitive]
to make something seem less important or serious than it really is – used to show disapproval: