vulgarize

Verb
Synonyms: popularizepopularisevulgarisegeneralizegeneralise

Open English WordNet

Verb (3)vulgarized, vulgarizing

  1. 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”Synonyms: popularizepopularisevulgarisegeneralizegeneraliseMore general circulate, circularizeSimilar popularize, popularise
  2. debase and make vulgar“The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage”Synonyms: vulgariseMore general change, alter
  3. act in a vulgar manner“The drunkard tends to vulgarize”Synonyms: vulgariseMore general act, behave

Related words popularization noun, popularizer noun, vulgar adjective, vulgarisation noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Vul′gar·ize transitive & intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Vulgarized; present participle & verbal noun Vulgarizing.]

Origin: Cf. F. vulgariser, LL. vulgarizare.

To make vulgar, or common.

Exhortation vulgarized by low wit.— Vicesimus Knox

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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