Vulgarize (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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- Broadcast
- Disperse
- Circularize
- Propagate
- Circulate
- Disseminate
- Spread
- Pass Around
- Distribute
- Diffuse
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Meaning 2
Debase and make vulgar; "The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The sensationalized show's intention was to entertain, but it ended up vulgarizing a sacred cultural event.
- Over time, the rise of social media seems to have vulgarized the way people express love and relationships.
- The satire, though well-intentioned, inadvertently vulgarized the movement's revolutionary ideals.
- His attempt to make high art more accessible ended up vulgarizing its entire message.
- The celebrity's off-color remarks served to further vulgarize an already tarnished public image.
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Meaning 3
Act in a vulgar manner; "The drunkard tends to vulgarize".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.