puériliser

Senses

1. 1.

   to make childish

   to render puerile or infantile in character or quality

2. 2.

   to trivialize

   to reduce something serious to a trivial or oversimplified level

Examples

• "Ce débat politique a été puérilisé par les médias sensationnalistes."

  This political debate was trivialized by sensationalist media.

• "On ne doit pas puériliser les enjeux environnementaux."

  We must not trivialize environmental issues.

• "Le style de cette publicité puérilise les consommateurs."

  The style of this advertisement infantilizes consumers.

Usage

This is a formal, somewhat literary verb derived from the adjective "puéril" (childish). It typically appears in critical or analytical contexts, particularly regarding media, politics, or public discourse. Common in the passive voice or with abstract nouns as objects.