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 Definitions of vulgarize  [ˈvʌl gəˌraɪz]  

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Definition of 'vulgarize' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) vulgarize
to make vulgar or coarse; lower; debase.

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

Etymology:  (1595–1605)

Definition of 'vulgarize' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) popularize, popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalize, generalise
cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
"They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"

2. (verb) vulgarise, vulgarize
debase and make vulgar
"The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage"

3. (verb) vulgarize, vulgarise
act in a vulgar manner
"The drunkard tends to vulgarize"


Definition of 'vulgarize' Webster Dictionary 

1.  vulgarize
to make vulgar, or common



'vulgarize' - Nearby Entries  

vulgar latin  vulgarism  vulgarity  vulgarization  vulgarize  vulgarizer  vulgarly  



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