vulgarization
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vul·gar·ize
(vŭl′gə-rīz′)tr.v. vul·gar·ized, vul·gar·iz·ing, vul·gar·iz·es
1. To make vulgar; debase: "What appalls him is the sheer cheesiness of TV iniquity. Television has even vulgarized hell" (Jack Kroll).
2. To disseminate widely; popularize.
vul′gar·i·za′tion (-gər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
vul′gar·iz′er n.
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Noun | 1. | vulgarization - the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined degradation, debasement - changing to a lower state (a less respected state) |
2. | vulgarization - the act of making something attractive to the general public degradation, debasement - changing to a lower state (a less respected state) |
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