plebification

plebification
\\ˌplebəfə̇ˈkāshən\ noun (-s)
Etymology: plebs + -i- + -fication
: the act of plebeianizing : the state of being plebeianized

represents the plebification of the Romantic spirit — F.J.Mather

begin with the attempt to popularize learning … but you will end in the plebification of knowledge — S.T.Coleridge


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  • Plebification — Pleb i*fi*ca tion, n. [L. plebs the common people + ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}.] A rendering plebeian; the act of vulgarizing. [R.] [1913 Webster] You begin with the attempt to popularize learning . . . but you will end in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • plebification — pleb·i·fi·ca·tion …   English syllables

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