English Explanatory Dictionary

banalize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make banal or commonplace.

Word forms

banalize banalizes banalizing banalized

Etymology

From banal + -ize.

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
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