vulgarization
vulgarization · vulgarizations
The process of making something vulgar, especially by using the language of ordinary…The process of making something vulgar, especially by using the language of ordinary people.
US/vˌʌlɡɚɪzˈeɪʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(British, Canada, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable)The process of making something vulgar, especially by using the language of ordinary people.
(British, Canada, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncommon, uncountable)The process of making something accessible and attractive to the general public; the popular-science presentation of a topic, its popularization.
the act of making something attractive to the general public
Forms
plural: vulgarizationsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined:vulgarisation
- the act of making something attractive to the general public:popularizationpopularisationvulgarisation
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedvulgarize
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable