Vulgarize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use

debase and make vulgar

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈʌlɡɚɹˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈʌlɡəɹˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈʌlɡəɹˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈʌlɡɚɹˌaɪz/.

Examples

They popularized coffee in Washington State
Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors
The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Parts of Speech

verb	cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use “They popularized coffee in Washington State”
verb	debase and make vulgar “The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage”
verb	act in a vulgar manner “The drunkard tends to vulgarize”

Word Forms

popularization	noun	the act of making something attractive to the general public
popularizer	noun	someone who makes attractive to the general public
popularisation	noun	the act of making something attractive to the general public
populariser	noun	someone who makes attractive to the general public
vulgar	adjective	of or associated with the great masses of people
vulgarization	noun	the act of making something attractive to the general public
vulgarizer	noun	someone who makes attractive to the general public
vulgarisation	noun	the act of making something attractive to the general public
vulgariser	noun	someone who makes attractive to the general public

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vulgarisieren

auf den populären Geschmack eingehen, um ihn der breiten Öffentlichkeit bekannt und präsent zu machen; in den allgemeinen oder allgemeinen Gebrauch bringen

🇫🇷French

vulgariser

répondre au goût populaire pour rendre populaire et présenter au grand public ; mettre en usage général ou commun

🇪🇸Spanish

vulgarizar

atender al gusto popular para hacerlo popular y presente al público en general; poner en uso general o común

🇮🇹Italian

volgarizzare

soddisfare il gusto popolare per rendersi popolare e presente al grande pubblico; introdurre nell'uso generale o comune

🇳🇱Dutch

vulgariseren

inspelen op de populaire smaak om populair te maken en te presenteren aan het grote publiek; algemeen of gemeenschappelijk gebruik brengen

🇵🇹Portuguese

vulgarizar

atender ao gosto popular para popularizar e apresentar ao grande público; trazer para uso geral ou comum

🇷🇺Russian

опошлить

угодить вкусам людей, чтобы сделать их популярными и представить широкой публике; ввести в общее или общее пользование

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अश्लील बनाना

लोकप्रिय बनाने और आम जनता के सामने पेश करने के लिए लोकप्रिय स्वाद को पूरा करना; सामान्य या सामान्य उपयोग में लाना

🇧🇩Bengali

অশ্লীল করা

জনপ্রিয় করতে এবং সাধারণ জনগণের কাছে উপস্থাপন করার জন্য জনপ্রিয় স্বাদ পূরণ করা; সাধারণ বা সাধারণ ব্যবহারে আনুন

🇮🇳Tamil

கொச்சைப்படுத்து

பிரபலமாக்குவதற்கும் பொது மக்களுக்கு வழங்குவதற்கும் பிரபலமான ரசனையை பூர்த்தி செய்தல்; பொது அல்லது பொதுவான பயன்பாட்டிற்கு கொண்டு வாருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసభ్యకరం

జనాదరణ పొందేందుకు మరియు సాధారణ ప్రజలకు అందించడానికి జనాదరణ పొందిన అభిరుచిని తీర్చడం; సాధారణ లేదా సాధారణ ఉపయోగంలోకి తీసుకురండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अश्लील करणे

लोकप्रिय करण्यासाठी आणि सामान्य लोकांसमोर सादर करण्यासाठी लोकप्रिय चव पूर्ण करणे; सामान्य किंवा सामान्य वापरात आणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અશ્લીલ બનાવવું

લોકપ્રિય બનાવવા અને સામાન્ય લોકો સમક્ષ રજૂ કરવા માટે લોકપ્રિય સ્વાદને પૂર્ણ કરો; સામાન્ય અથવા સામાન્ય ઉપયોગમાં લાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಶ್ಲೀಲಗೊಳಿಸು

ಜನಪ್ರಿಯವಾಗಲು ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಪಡಿಸಲು ಜನಪ್ರಿಯ ಅಭಿರುಚಿಯನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸುವುದು; ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಬಳಕೆಗೆ ತನ್ನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അശ്ലീലമാക്കുക

ജനപ്രിയമാക്കുന്നതിനും പൊതുജനങ്ങൾക്ക് അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനും ജനകീയ അഭിരുചികൾ നിറവേറ്റുക; പൊതുവായതോ പൊതുവായതോ ആയ ഉപയോഗത്തിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുവരിക

🇵🇰Urdu

بے ہودہ کرنا

مقبول بنانے اور عام لوگوں کے سامنے پیش کرنے کے لیے مقبول ذائقہ کو پورا کرنا؛ عام یا عام استعمال میں لانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

庸俗化

迎合大众口味，使其流行并呈现给大众；投入普遍或普遍使用

🇯🇵Japanese

下品にする

一般の人々に人気のあるものを作り、大衆に提供するために人気の好みに応える。一般的または一般的な使用に持ち込む

🇰🇷Korean

천박하게 하다

일반 대중에게 인기를 얻고 선물하기 위해 대중적인 취향에 부응합니다. 일반적으로 또는 공용으로 사용하게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thô tục hóa

phục vụ thị hiếu bình dân để phổ biến, giới thiệu tới công chúng; đưa vào sử dụng chung hoặc chung

🇹🇭Thai

หยาบคาย

ตอบสนองรสนิยมนิยมเพื่อให้เป็นที่นิยมและนำเสนอต่อประชาชนทั่วไป นำมาสู่การใช้งานทั่วไปหรือทั่วไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

memvulgarisasi

memenuhi selera populer untuk menjadikan populer dan hadir kepada masyarakat umum; membawa ke dalam penggunaan umum atau umum

🇵🇭Filipino

magbulgar

magsilbi sa popular na panlasa upang maging tanyag at ipakita sa pangkalahatang publiko; dalhin sa pangkalahatan o karaniwang gamit

🇲🇾Malay

memfitnah

memenuhi citarasa popular untuk dipopularkan dan dipersembahkan kepada orang ramai; bawa ke dalam kegunaan umum atau biasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بسط

تلبية الذوق الشعبي لجعلها شعبية وتقديمها لعامة الناس؛ جلب إلى الاستخدام العام أو المشترك

🇮🇷Persian

مبتذل کردن

پاسخگویی به سلیقه عمومی برای محبوب شدن و ارائه به عموم مردم؛ را به استفاده عمومی یا متداول برساند

🇹🇷Turkish

bayağılaştırmak

Popüler hale getirmek ve genel kamuoyuna sunmak için popüler zevklere hitap etmek; genel veya ortak kullanıma sunmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לוולגרית

לתת מענה לטעם הפופולרי להפוך לפופולרי ולהציג לקהל הרחב; להביא לשימוש כללי או נפוץ

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What is the primary definition of the word 'vulgarize'?

The primary meaning of 'vulgarize' is 'cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'vulgarize' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'vulgarize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'vulgarize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'vulgarize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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