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Trivialize

Definition: Trivialize

Trivialize

Verb

1. Make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Synonym: Trivialize

Synonym: trivialise (v). (additional references)

Crosswords: Trivialize

English words defined with "trivialize": trivialise. (references)

Commercial Usage: Trivialize

Domain	Title
Books	The Culture of Disbelief: How American Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Non-Fiction Usage: Trivialize

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		We sympathize with those who are concerned that this name may trivialize this illness. (references)
Minorities	Liechtenstein	The law makes it a crime to produce or distribute racist propaganda, deny or trivialize genocide and crimes against humanity, engage in racist or religious discrimination, deny services to a particular group, or support racist organizations. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Usage Frequency: Trivialize

"Trivialize" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 63.64% of the time. "Trivialize" is used about 11 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	63.64%	7	133,076
Lexical Verb (base form)	36.36%	4	175,879
Total	100.00%	11	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Modern Translation: Trivialize

Language		Translations for "trivialize"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		使平凡. (various references)

German		verniedlichen, veräußerlichen (become superficial). (various references)

Pig Latin		ivializetray

Romanian		banaliza (hack, Hackney, vulgarize). (various references)

Russian		опошлять (banalize, vulgarize), превращать в банальность. (various references)

Turkish		değersizleştirmek, önemsizleştirmek (de-emphasize). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations & Misspellings: Trivialize

Derivations
	Words beginning with "trivialize": trivialized, trivializes. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Trivialize" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: trivialis, trivialise. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Rhyming with "Trivialize"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "trivialize" (pronounced tri"vēulī'z or tri"vyulī'z)
5	-ē u l ī' z	editorialize, industrialize, materialize, memorialize, serialize.
4	-u l ī' z	actualize, alkalies, analyze, annualize, brutalize, cannibalize, capitalize, caramelize, catalyze, centralize, civilize, collateralize, commercialize, compartmentalize, criminalize, crystallize, decentralize, deinstitutionalize, demobilize, demoralize, denationalize, departmentalize, depersonalize, destabilize, equalize, evangelize, federalize, fertilize, fictionalize, finalize, formalize, fossilize, generalize, globalize, hospitalize, hydrolyze, idolize, internalize, internationalize, legalize, liberalize, localize, marginalize, metabolize, mineralize, mobilize, monopolize, moralize, nationalize, naturalize, neutralize, normalize, paralyze, penalize, personalize, professionalize, radicalize, rationalize, recapitalize, regionalize, renationalize, revitalize, scandalize, socialize, specialize, stabilize, sterilize, symbolize, tantalize, tranquilize, underutilize, utilize, vandalize, verbalize, visualize.
3	-l ī' z	butterflies, creolize, fireflies, gadflies, idealize, multiplies, realize, stylize.
4	-u l ī' z	actualize, alkalies, analyze, annualize, brutalize, cannibalize, capitalize, caramelize, catalyze, centralize, civilize, collateralize, commercialize, compartmentalize, criminalize, crystallize, decentralize, deinstitutionalize, demobilize, demoralize, denationalize, departmentalize, depersonalize, destabilize, editorialize, equalize, evangelize, federalize, fertilize, fictionalize, finalize, formalize, fossilize, generalize, globalize, hospitalize, hydrolyze, idolize, industrialize, internalize, internationalize, legalize, liberalize, localize, marginalize, materialize, memorialize, metabolize, mineralize, mobilize, monopolize, moralize, nationalize, naturalize, neutralize, normalize, paralyze, penalize, personalize, professionalize, radicalize, rationalize, recapitalize, regionalize, renationalize, revitalize, scandalize, serialize, socialize, specialize, stabilize, sterilize, symbolize, tantalize, tranquilize, underutilize, utilize, vandalize, verbalize, visualize.
3	-l ī' z	butterflies, creolize, fireflies, gadflies, idealize, multiplies, realize, stylize.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Anagrams: Trivialize

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-i-i-i-l-r-t-v-z"
	-1 letter: vizierial.
	-2 letters: vitalize, vizirate, vizirial.
	-3 letters: rilievi, trivial, virelai.
	-4 letters: lazier, livier, retail, retial, tailer, travel, trivia, varlet, virile, vizier.
	-5 letters: aiver, alert, alive, alter, ariel, artel, avert, ervil, irate, later, laver, litai, liter, litre, liver, livre, ratel, ravel, relit, retia, rival, rivet, taler, telia, terai, tiler, trail, trave, trial, valet, velar, viler, viral, vitae.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-i-i-i-l-r-t-v-z"
	+1 letter: trivialized, trivializes.
	+2 letters: relativizing, revitalizing.
	+4 letters: revitalization, ultracivilized.
	+5 letters: overutilization, revisualization, revitalizations.
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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial

5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Usage Frequency
7. Translations: Modern
8. Derivations

9. Rhymes
10. Anagrams
11. Bibliography

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