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trivialise vs understate

understate vs trivialise

trivialise and understate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trivialise No No Yes No
understate No No Yes No
As verbs, understate is a hypernym of trivialise; that is, understate is a word with a broader meaning than trivialise:
  • trivialise: make trivial or insignificant
  • understate: represent as less significant or important
Other hypernyms of trivialise include downplay, minimise, minimize.
trivialise (verb) understate (verb)
make trivial or insignificant represent as less significant or important
Difference between trivialise and understate

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