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Definition of vulgarize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vulgarize

verb
 
/ˈvʌlɡəraɪz/
 
/ˈvʌlɡəraɪz/
(British English also vulgarise)
(formal, disapproving)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they vulgarize
 
/ˈvʌlɡəraɪz/
 
/ˈvʌlɡəraɪz/
he / she / it vulgarizes
 
/ˈvʌlɡəraɪzɪz/
 
/ˈvʌlɡəraɪzɪz/
past simple vulgarized
 
/ˈvʌlɡəraɪzd/
 
/ˈvʌlɡəraɪzd/
past participle vulgarized
 
/ˈvʌlɡəraɪzd/
 
/ˈvʌlɡəraɪzd/
-ing form vulgarizing
 
/ˈvʌlɡəraɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈvʌlɡəraɪzɪŋ/
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  1. vulgarize something to make something less good by changing it so that it is more ordinary than before and not of such a high standard
See vulgarize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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