vul·gar·ize — … Useful english dictionary
vul´gar|iz´er — vul|gar|ize «VUHL guh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make vulgar or common; degrade or debase: »Signs and advertisements along a road often vulgarize the countryside. 2. to make common or popular. –vul´gar|i|za´tion, noun.… … Useful english dictionary
vul´gar|i|za´tion — vul|gar|ize «VUHL guh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make vulgar or common; degrade or debase: »Signs and advertisements along a road often vulgarize the countryside. 2. to make common or popular. –vul´gar|i|za´tion, noun.… … Useful english dictionary
vul — con·vul·sed·ly; con·vul·sion; con·vul·sion·ist; con·vul·sive; di·vul·gate; di·vul·ga·tion; di·vul·gence; di·vul·sion; di·vul·sive; di·vul·sor; re·vul·sion; re·vul·sion·ary; vul·can; vul·ca·ni·an; vul·can·ic; vul·can·ic·i·ty; vul·can·ism;… … English syllables
gar — al·e·gar; al·gar·ro·ba; al·gar·ro·bi·lla; al·gar·ro·bin; an·gar·a·lite; an·gar·ia; ba·zi·gar; be·gar; beg·gar·li·ness; ber·en·gar·i·an; bhav·na·gar; bon·gar; bou·gar; bud·ger·i·gar; bul·gar·ia; bul·gar·ic; bull·beg·gar; chhat·tis·gar·hi; ci·gar;… … English syllables
ize — jaco·bin·ize; jar·gon·ize; jas·per·ize; jesu·it·ize; jour·nal·ize; jo·vial·ize; ju·da·ize; ka·olin·ize; ker·a·tin·ize; kjel·dahl·ize; la·bi·al·ize; la·bio·ve·lar·ize; la·ryn·ge·al·ize; lat·er·al·ize; lat·in·ize; leath·er·ize; le·gal·ize;… … English syllables
vulgarize — vul·gar·ize … English syllables
vulgarize — vul•gar•ize [[t]ˈvʌl gəˌraɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing 1) cvb to make vulgar or coarse; lower; debase 2) cvb to make (a technical or abstruse work) easier to understand and more widely known; popularize • Etymology: 1595–1605 vul gar•i•za′tion, n.… … From formal English to slang
vulgarize — vul|gar|ize also vulgarise BrE [ˈvʌlgəraız] v [T] formal to spoil the quality or lower the standard of something that is good >vulgarization [ˌvʌlgəraıˈzeıʃən US rə ] n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
Devulgarize — De*vul gar*ize, v. t. To free from what is vulgar, common, or narrow. [1913 Webster] Shakespeare and Plutarch s Lives are very devulgarizing books. E. A. Abbott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English