vt to make of no importance; to treat as a trifle.
2. trifle ·noun a thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair.
3. trifle ·noun a dish composed of sweetmeats, fruits, cake, wine, ·etc., with syllabub poured over it.
4. trifle ·vt to spend in vanity; to fritter away; to waste; as, to trifle away money.
5. trifle ·noun to act or talk without seriousness, gravity, weight, or dignity; to act or talk with levity; to indulge in light or trivial amusements.