vulgarize

[ vuhl-guh-rahyz ]
/ ˈvʌl gəˌraɪz /

verb (used with object), vul·gar·ized, vul·gar·iz·ing.

to make vulgar or coarse; lower; debase: to vulgarize standards of behavior.
to make (a technical or abstruse work) easier to understand and more widely known; popularize.
to translate (a work) from a classical language into the vernacular.
Also especially British, vul·gar·ise.

Origin of vulgarize

First recorded in 1595–1605; vulgar + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM vulgarize

vul·gar·i·za·tion, noun vul·gar·iz·er, noun un·vul·gar·ize, verb (used with object), un·vul·gar·ized, un·vul·gar·iz·ing.

Words nearby vulgarize

vulgar latin, vulgarian, vulgaris, vulgarism, vulgarity, vulgarize, vulgate, vulgate bible, vulgus, vulned, vulnerable

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British Dictionary definitions for vulgarization

vulgarize

vulgarise

/ (ˈvʌlɡəˌraɪz) /

verb (tr)

to make commonplace or vulgar; debase
to make (something little known or difficult to understand) widely known or popular among the public; popularize

Derived forms of vulgarize

vulgarization or vulgarisation, noun vulgarizer or vulgariser, noun