vulgarize

[ vuhl-guh-rahyz ]

/ ˈvʌl gəˌraɪz /

verb (used with object), vul·gar·ized, vul·gar·iz·ing.

to make vulgar or coarse; lower; debase: to vulgarize standards of behavior.

to make (a technical or abstruse work) easier to understand and more widely known; popularize.

to translate (a work) from a classical language into the vernacular.

Also especially British, vul·gar·ise .

Origin of vulgarize

First recorded in 1595–1605; vulgar + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM vulgarize

vul·gar·i·za·tion, nounvul·gar·iz·er, nounun·vul·gar·ize, verb (used with object), un·vul·gar·ized, un·vul·gar·iz·ing.

Words nearby vulgarize

vulgar fraction, vulgarian, vulgaris, vulgarism, vulgarity, vulgarize, Vulgar Latin, Vulgate, Vulgate Bible, vulgus, vulned

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Example sentences from the Web for vulgarize

Yet they will vulgarize the whole idea with their infernal notions of ‘what the public wants.’
The Branding Iron|Katharine Newlin Burt
They saturate them with poisons and vulgarize them with unseemly practices.
The Reconstructed School|Francis B. Pearson
But whatever the cause, a vulgar paper will vulgarize any room, no matter what is done in the way of furniture.
Furnishing the Home of Good Taste|Lucy Abbot Throop
Of a large class of works on the council whose object is to vulgarize the subject we of course make no mention.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869|Various

I doubt if even a male poet would so vulgarize any woman whom he thoroughly reverenced and loved.
The Parisians, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for vulgarize

vulgarize

vulgarise

/ (ˈvʌlɡəˌraɪz) /

verb (tr)

to make commonplace or vulgar; debase

to make (something little known or difficult to understand) widely known or popular among the public; popularize

Derived forms of vulgarize

vulgarization or vulgarisation, nounvulgarizer or vulgariser, noun

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单词	vulgarize
释义	vulgarize [ vuhl-guh-rahyz ] / ˈvʌl gəˌraɪz / verb (used with object), vul·gar·ized, vul·gar·iz·ing. to make vulgar or coarse; lower; debase: to vulgarize standards of behavior. to make (a technical or abstruse work) easier to understand and more widely known; popularize. to translate (a work) from a classical language into the vernacular. Also especially British, vul·gar·ise . Origin of vulgarize First recorded in 1595–1605; vulgar + -ize OTHER WORDS FROM vulgarize vul·gar·i·za·tion, nounvul·gar·iz·er, nounun·vul·gar·ize, verb (used with object), un·vul·gar·ized, un·vul·gar·iz·ing. Words nearby vulgarize vulgar fraction, vulgarian, vulgaris, vulgarism, vulgarity, vulgarize, Vulgar Latin, Vulgate, Vulgate Bible, vulgus, vulned Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vulgarize Yet they will vulgarize the whole idea with their infernal notions of ‘what the public wants.’ The Branding Iron\|Katharine Newlin Burt They saturate them with poisons and vulgarize them with unseemly practices. The Reconstructed School\|Francis B. Pearson But whatever the cause, a vulgar paper will vulgarize any room, no matter what is done in the way of furniture. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste\|Lucy Abbot Throop Of a large class of works on the council whose object is to vulgarize the subject we of course make no mention. The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869\|Various I doubt if even a male poet would so vulgarize any woman whom he thoroughly reverenced and loved. The Parisians, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton British Dictionary definitions for vulgarize vulgarize vulgarise / (ˈvʌlɡəˌraɪz) / verb (tr) to make commonplace or vulgar; debase to make (something little known or difficult to understand) widely known or popular among the public; popularize Derived forms of vulgarize vulgarization or vulgarisation, nounvulgarizer or vulgariser, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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