English verb: vulgarize | |||
1. | vulgarize (communication) cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use | ||
Samples | They popularized coffee in Washington State. Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors. | ||
Synonyms | generalise, generalize, popularise, popularize, vulgarise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread | ||
Verb group | popularise, popularize | ||
2. | vulgarize (change) debase and make vulgar | ||
Samples | The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage. | ||
Synonyms | vulgarise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
3. | vulgarize (body) act in a vulgar manner | ||
Samples | The drunkard tends to vulgarize. | ||
Synonyms | vulgarise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act, behave, do | ||