vulgarize

UK: /ˈvʌlɡəˌraɪz/ US: (vul′gə rīz′)

Inflections of 'vulgarize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

vulgarizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

vulgarizing

v pres p (US & UK)

vulgarized

v past (US & UK)

vulgarized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

vul•gar•ize  (vul′gə rīz′), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to make vulgar or coarse;
   lower;
   debase:
   to vulgarize standards of behavior.
2. to make (a technical or abstruse work) easier to understand and more widely known;
   popularize.
3. Linguistics to translate (a work) from a classical language into the vernacular.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] vul′gar•ise′. 

• vulgar + -ize 1595–1605

vul′gar•i•za′tion, n. 
vul′gar•iz′er, n. 

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vulgarize, vulgarise / ˈvʌlɡəˌraɪz/ verb (transitive)

1. to make commonplace or vulgar; debase
2. to make (something little known or difficult to understand) widely known or popular among the public; popularize

ˌvulgariˈzation, ˌvulgariˈsation noun