What is the meaning of vulgarise?

verb

  • Cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use.
    • usage: "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"
  • Debase and make vulgar.
    • usage: "The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage"
  • Act in a vulgar manner.
    • usage: "The drunkard tends to vulgarize"
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APAWordNet. (2010). vulgarise. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/vulgarise/definitions/1319854
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