trivialize
verb
triv·i·al·ize
ˈtri-vē-ə-ˌlīz 
trivialized; trivializing
: to make trivial : reduce to triviality
Examples of trivialize in a Sentence
The news story trivialized the problem.
He is trivializing the situation.
Recent Examples on the Web
There is a fine line between relatability and trivializing mental health concerns, cautions Dr. Caswell.
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Kristina Behr, Parents, 9 July 2024
Just be careful not to trivialize the issues at hand.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2024
Daddio’s duet sustains Hall’s commitment to the humanism missing from today’s gender wars and trivialized by Swift’s pop-star conceits.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 June 2024
The second is a series of attempts to trivialize or co-opt an adversary’s framing of events.
—P. W. Singer, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2023
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Kristina Behr, Parents, 9 July 2024
Just be careful not to trivialize the issues at hand.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2024
Daddio’s duet sustains Hall’s commitment to the humanism missing from today’s gender wars and trivialized by Swift’s pop-star conceits.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 June 2024
The second is a series of attempts to trivialize or co-opt an adversary’s framing of events.
—P. W. Singer, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2023
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“Trivialize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trivialize. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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