vulgarise

vulgarise
verb
1. cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
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They popularized coffee in Washington State

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Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors

• Derivationally related forms:
• Hypernyms:
• Verb Group: ↑popularize, ↑popularise
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

2. debase and make vulgar
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The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage

• Syn: ↑vulgarize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑vulgar (for: ↑vulgarize), ↑vulgarization (for: ↑vulgarize), ↑vulgarisation
• Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

3. act in a vulgar manner
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The drunkard tends to vulgarize

• Syn: ↑vulgarize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑vulgar (for: ↑vulgarize)
• Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑behave, ↑do
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s


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  • vulgarise — (Brit.) v. popularize; make vulgar, coarsen (also vulgarize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • vulgarise — /ˈvʌlgəraɪz/ (say vulguhruyz) verb (t) (vulgarised, vulgarising) 1. to make vulgar, common or commonplace; to lower; debase: to vulgarise manners; to vulgarise taste. 2. to put into general use; make known to the general public. Also, vulgarize.… …  

  • vulgarise — British variant of vulgarize …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • vulgarised — vulgarise (Brit.) v. popularize; make vulgar, coarsen (also vulgarize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • vulgarises — vulgarise (Brit.) v. popularize; make vulgar, coarsen (also vulgarize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • vulgarising — vulgarise (Brit.) v. popularize; make vulgar, coarsen (also vulgarize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • vulgariser — [ vylgarize ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1823; « publier » 1512; du lat. vulgaris → vulgaire 1 ♦ Répandre (des connaissances) en mettant à la portée du grand public. Voltaire « vulgarisa les résultats et les problèmes de l exégèse biblique »… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • popularise — verb 1. cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use They popularized coffee in Washington State Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors • Syn: ↑popularize, ↑vulgarize,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • generalise — verb 1. speak or write in generalities • Syn: ↑generalize • Ant: ↑specify (for: ↑generalize) • Derivationally related forms: ↑generalisation, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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