banalize | Word of the Day

August 30, 2019 banalize [buh-nal-ahyz, -nah-lahyz, beyn-l-ahyz] verb (used with object) 1. to render or make devoid of freshness or originality; trivialize: Television has often been accused of banalizing even the most serious subjects. ways-to-say 11 Unique Words Or Phrases For Wedding Vows And Toasts slang The Greatest Language Hits Of Black Music WORD OF THE DAY banalize continued... QUOTES Once the human tragedy has been completed, it gets turned over to the journalists to banalize into entertainment. -- Philip Roth, I Married a Communist, 1998 ORIGIN Banalize "to render or make banal, trivialize" dates only from the mid-20th century. Banalize is a derivative of the adjective banal "lacking freshness or originality, trite, hackneyed." Banal comes from Old French banal, banel "communal, open to the public," from ban "public proclamation, edict, (in ecclesiastical usage) an official notice of an intended marriage, given three times in the parish church of each of the betrothed," usually used in the plural banns or bans. In secular life, ban in feudal times meant "a summons from a lord or sovereign to a vassal to perform military service." Any American male of a certain age who has ever received a letter personally addressed to him from The President of the United States, beginning with "Greeting:" would consider a ban like that as anything but banal. MORE FOR YOU 1 These Are The Most Misspelled Words On Dictionary.com Have you ever typed a word into Dictionary.com just to see how it's spelled? Yup, us too. Here are the most misspelled words so far for 2019. 2 Spanish Expressions You May Have Overheard In Casual Conversations We've rounded up some less familiar Spanish terms abuzz in popular culture or conversation (you know, how people actually talk). A quick warning: There will be some strong language and adult content ahead. 3 Slang And Spelling Bees Influence Word Searches Over The Past Three Months Here are the top 10 most searched words over the past three months. 4 Exculpate, Mockumentary, Burpless, And Other Words That Trended On Dictionary.com This Past Week In this batch of trending words, we offer a "stirring" mix of 10 terms that trended (i.e., significantly increased by percentage measured against searches on the the previous day). 5 How The Letter "X" Creates More Gender-Neutral Language As our understanding of gender expands from the binary of male and female to include intersex, nonbinary, and transgender people, we are exploring new ways of describing gender identity and expression—and the letter X has the power to help. © 2019 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 400 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy