51³Ō¹Ļ

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vulgarize

especially British, ±¹³Ü±ōĀ·²µ²¹°łĀ·¾±²õ±š

[vuhl-guh-rahyz]

verb (used with object)

vulgarized, vulgarizing 
  1. to make vulgar or coarse; lower; debase.

    to vulgarize standards of behavior.

  2. to make (a technical or abstruse work) easier to understand and more widely known; popularize.

  3. to translate (a work) from a classical language into the vernacular.



vulgarize

/ ˈ±¹ŹŒ±ōÉ”É™ĖŒ°ł²¹ÉŖ³ś /

verb

  1. to make commonplace or vulgar; debase

  2. to make (something little known or difficult to understand) widely known or popular among the public; popularize

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • vulgarization noun
  • vulgarizer noun
  • unvulgarize verb (used with object)
  • ˈ±¹³Ü±ō²µ²¹°łĖŒ¾±³ś±š°ł noun
  • ˌ±¹³Ü±ō²µ²¹°ł¾±Ėˆ³ś²¹³Ł¾±“Ē²Ō noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of vulgarize1

First recorded in 1595–1605; vulgar + -ize
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Example Sentences

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That last attraction might sound like a waste of space, a frivolous, vulgarizing touch.

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He said the term ā€œdeep state,ā€ which is shorthand for the conspiracy theory about Democratic elites secretly exercising political control over the public, has been co-opted and vulgarized by many in the pro-Trump universe.

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In ā€œChildren of Light,ā€ his Hollywood novel, he wrote: ā€œThere are people at this table who could vulgarize pure light.ā€

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But in this case, it has picked up some bad habits from Broadway, taking a bankable title — it’s already extended — that vulgarizes its source material and throwing more voltage than charisma into the performance.

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The original film was made with brazenly mercantile yet artistically sound intentions, and, despite its vulgarizing touches, it’s a crudely effective story about tradition and modernity, misogyny and resistance.

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