- vulgarization
- noun see vulgarize
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
vulgarization
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Vulgarization — Vul gar*i*za tion, n. The act or process of making vulgar, or common. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vulgarization — [vul΄gər i zā′shən] n. 1. the act or an instance of making something, as abstruse or highly technical information, more readily intelligible or widely known 2. the act or an instance of making vulgar, coarse, unrefined, obscene, etc. * * * See… … Universalium
vulgarization — (Amer.) n. debasement and coarsening of something, popularization (also vulgarisation) … English contemporary dictionary
vulgarization — [vul΄gər i zā′shən] n. 1. the act or an instance of making something, as abstruse or highly technical information, more readily intelligible or widely known 2. the act or an instance of making vulgar, coarse, unrefined, obscene, etc … English World dictionary
vulgarization — vulgarize (also vulgarise) ► VERB 1) make less refined. 2) make commonplace or less subtle or complex. DERIVATIVES vulgarization noun … English terms dictionary
vulgarization — vul·gar·iza·tion … English syllables
vulgarization — noun 1. the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined • Syn: ↑vulgarisation • Derivationally related forms: ↑vulgarise (for: ↑vulgarisation), ↑vulgarize • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
vulgarize — vulgarization, n. vulgarizer, n. /vul geuh ruyz /, v.t., vulgarized, vulgarizing. 1. to make vulgar or coarse; lower; debase: to vulgarize standards of behavior. 2. to make (a technical or abstruse work) easier to understand and more widely… … Universalium
vulgarizations — vulgarization (Amer.) n. debasement and coarsening of something, popularization (also vulgarisation) … English contemporary dictionary
vulgarisation — noun 1. the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined • Syn: ↑vulgarization • Derivationally related forms: ↑vulgarise, ↑vulgarize (for: ↑vulgarization) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
