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vulgarize
[vuhl-guh-rahyz]
verb (used with object)
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.
vulgarize
/ ˱¹Ź±ōÉ”É˰ł²¹ÉŖ³ś /
verb
to make commonplace or vulgar; debase
to make (something little known or difficult to understand) widely known or popular among the public; popularize
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- vulgarization noun
- vulgarizer noun
- unvulgarize verb (used with object)
- ˱¹³Ü±ō²µ²¹°łĖ¾±³ś±š°ł noun
- ˱¹³Ü±ō²µ²¹°ł¾±Ė³ś²¹³Ł¾±“Ē²Ō noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of vulgarize1
Example Sentences
That last attraction might sound like a waste of space, a frivolous, vulgarizing touch.
He said the term ādeep 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.
In āChildren of Light,ā his Hollywood novel, he wrote: āThere are people at this table who could vulgarize pure light.ā
But in this case, it has picked up some bad habits from Broadway, taking a bankable title ā itās already extended ā that vulgarizes its source material and throwing more voltage than charisma into the performance.
The original film was made with brazenly mercantile yet artistically sound intentions, and, despite its vulgarizing touches, itās a crudely effective story about tradition and modernity, misogyny and resistance.
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