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vernacularize

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ver⋅nac⋅u⋅lar⋅ize

  [ver-nak-yuh-luh-rahyz, vuh-nak-]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -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

Related forms:
ver⋅nac⋅u⋅lar⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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ver·nac·u·lar·ize   (vər-nāk'yə-lə-rīz')   
tr.v.   ver·nac·u·lar·ized, ver·nac·u·lar·iz·ing, ver·nac·u·lar·iz·es
To translate into the everyday language spoken by a people: vernacularized the liturgy.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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