vulgarise
gəˌraɪz verb (used with object), vul·gar·ized, vul·gar·iz·ing.
1.
to make vulgar or coarse; lower; debase: to vulgarize standards of behavior.
2.
to make (a technical or abstruse work) easier to understand and more widely known; popularize.
3.
to translate (a work) from a classical language into the vernacular.
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vulgarize or vulgarise (ˈvʌlɡəˌraɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make commonplace or vulgar; debase |
| 2. | to make (something little known or difficult to understand) widely known or popular among the public; popularize |
| vulgarise or vulgarise | |
| —vb | |
| vulgari'zation or vulgarise | |
| —n | |
| vulgari'sation or vulgarise | |
| —n | |
| 'vulgarizer or vulgarise | |
| —n | |
| 'vulgariser or vulgarise | |
| —n | |
| vulgarize or vulgarise (ˈvʌlɡəˌraɪz) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make commonplace or vulgar; debase |
| 2. | to make (something little known or difficult to understand) widely known or popular among the public; popularize |
| vulgarise or vulgarise | |
| —vb | |
| vulgari'zation or vulgarise | |
| —n | |
| vulgari'sation or vulgarise | |
| —n | |
| 'vulgarizer or vulgarise | |
| —n | |
| 'vulgariser or vulgarise | |
| —n | |
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