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vulgarize

/ vulgarize /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
act in a vulgar manner
"The drunkard tends to vulgarize"
Type of:
act behave do
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
debase and make vulgar
"The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage"
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
vulgarization vulgarisation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
circulate circularize circularise
Derived:
popularization popularisation vulgarization vulgarisation popularizer
Verb group:
popularize popularise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
68%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
2
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act behave do change alter modify circulate circularize circularise