Akademik

vulgarise
verb
1. cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
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They popularized coffee in Washington State

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Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors

• Syn: ↑popularize, ↑popularise, ↑vulgarize, ↑generalize, ↑generalise
• Derivationally related forms:
↑vulgarisation, ↑vulgariser, ↑vulgar (for: ↑vulgarize), ↑vulgarization (for: ↑vulgarize), ↑vulgarizer (for: ↑vulgarize), ↑popularisation (for: ↑popularise), ↑populariser (for: ↑popularise), ↑popularization (for: ↑popularize), ↑popularizer (for: ↑popularize)
• Hypernyms:
↑circulate, ↑circularize, ↑circularise, ↑distribute, ↑disseminate, ↑propagate, ↑broadcast, ↑spread, ↑diffuse, ↑disperse, ↑pass around
• Verb Group: ↑popularize, ↑popularise
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

2. debase and make vulgar
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The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage

• Syn: ↑vulgarize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑vulgar (for: ↑vulgarize), ↑vulgarization (for: ↑vulgarize), ↑vulgarisation
• Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

3. act in a vulgar manner
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The drunkard tends to vulgarize

• Syn: ↑vulgarize
• Derivationally related forms: ↑vulgar (for: ↑vulgarize)
• Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑behave, ↑do
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s


Useful english dictionary. 2012.