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vulgarize

DEFINITIONS OF: vulgarize

1

v cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use

“Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors”
Synonyms:
generalise, generalize, popularise, popularize, vulgarise
popularise, popularize
make understandable to the general public
Type of:
broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread
cause to become widely known

v debase and make vulgar

“The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage”
Synonyms:
vulgarise
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v act in a vulgar manner

“The drunkard tends to vulgarize”
Synonyms:
vulgarise
Type of:
act, behave, do
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
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