vernacularize

ver·nac·u·lar·ize

[ver-nak-yuh-luh-rahyz, vuh-nak-]
verb (used with object), ver·nac·u·lar·ized, ver·nac·u·lar·iz·ing.
to translate into the natural speech peculiar to a people.
Also, especially British, ver·nac·u·lar·ise.


Origin:
1815–25; vernacular + -ize

ver·nac·u·lar·i·za·tion, noun
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