English Explanatory Dictionary

vulgarize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make vulgar.
  2. To make commonplace, crass, lewd.
  3. To convert (religious rites) so as to use the vulgate (language of the commoners).

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-vulgarize.wav

Word forms

vulgarize vulgarizes vulgarizing vulgarized vulgarise

Etymology

From vulgar + -ize.

Synonyms

debase dumb down

Antonyms

ennoble

Translations

Finnish: vulgaaristaa French: vulgariser Georgian: გავულგარულება Georgian: გაუხამსება Greek: εκχυδαΐζω Interlingua: vulgarisar Italian: volgarizzare Spanish: vulgarizar
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