vulgarize

Definition of Vulgarize in English :

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

Example Sentences:
'They popularized coffee in Washington State'
'Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors'

2. vulgarise, vulgarize

debase and make vulgar

Example Sentences:
'The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage'

3. vulgarise, vulgarize

act in a vulgar manner

Example Sentences:
'The drunkard tends to vulgarize'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vulgarize

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

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈvulgarˌized or ˈvulgarˌizing

1.

to cause to be more widely known, more easily understood, etc.; popularize

2.

to make vulgar, coarse, unrefined, obscene, etc.

tr.v. vul·gar·ized, vul·gar·iz·ing, vul·gar·iz·es

1. To make vulgar; debase: "What appalls him is the sheer cheesiness of TV iniquity. Television has even vulgarized hell" (Jack Kroll).

2. To disseminate widely; popularize.