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Definition of vulgarize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

vulgarize

verb

NAmE//ˈvʌlɡəˌraɪz//

vulgarize something (formal) (disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they vulgarize

he / she / it vulgarizes

past simple vulgarized

-ing form vulgarizing

to spoil something by changing it so that it is more ordinary than before and not of such a high standard

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vulgarization

NAmE//ˌvʌlɡərəˈzeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See vulgarize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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