Meanings
verbbanalize (third-person singular simple present banalizes, present participle banalizing, simple past and past participle banalized)
present singular third person banalizes · participle present banalizing · participle past banalized · past banalized
- transitiveTo make banal or commonplace.
Synonyms: bagatellize, downplay, trivialize, bagatellize, belittle, cut down, de-emphasize, denigrate
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo make banal or commonplace.
Origin
Translations
Catalan banalitzar
- banalitzarto make banal
Esperanto banaligi
- banaligito make banal
Finnish banaalistaa, banalisoida
- banaalistaato make banal
- banalisoidato make banal
French banaliser
- banaliserto make banal
German banalisieren
- banalisierento make banal
Italian banalizzare
- banalizzareto make banal
Polish banalizować, zbanalizować
- banalizowaćto make banal
- zbanalizowaćto make banal
Portuguese banalizar
- banalizarto make banal
Spanish banalizar
- banalizarto make banal
Turkish banalleştirmek, bayağılaştırmak
- banalleştirmekto make banal
- bayağılaştırmakto make banal
Cite this entry
APA
banalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banalize
MLA
“banalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banalize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “banalize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banalize.
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