banalize

banalize
/beuh nal"uyz, -nah"luyz, bayn"l uyz'/, v.t., banalized, banalizing.
to render or make banal; trivialize: Television has often been accused of banalizing even the most serious subjects.
Also, esp. Brit., banalise.
[1960-65; BANAL + -IZE]

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