vulgarize
/ˈvʌlɡəˌraɪz/
verb
- To make something less refined, tasteful, or dignified; to lower the quality or standards of something.
- Some worry that social media will vulgarize public conversation.
- He felt the new design vulgarized the historic building.
- The movie vulgarized the classic novel by adding crude jokes.
- To make something widely known or popular, often by simplifying it.
- She vulgarized the art of cooking through her easy-to-follow videos.
- The scientist tried to vulgarize complex theories for a general audience.
- The textbook vulgarizes advanced mathematics for high school students.
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