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单词 plebification
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plebificationn.

Brit. /ˌplɛbᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌplɛbəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: pleb n., -ification suffix; Latin plēb- , plēbs , -ification suffix.
Etymology: < pleb n. or its etymon classical Latin plēb-, plēbs + -ification suffix. Compare later plebificate v.
The action, fact, or process of making something plebeian.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > [noun] > vulgarity > rendering vulgar
plebification1818
vulgarization1819
vulgarizing1946
1818 S. T. Coleridge Friend (new ed.) III. 132 You begin with the attempt to popularize learning and philosophy; but you will end in the plebification of knowledge.
1885 H. N. Oxenham Short Stud. xv. 127 What is practically meant by the plebification of opinion..is, when put in its extremest form, the tyranny of unintelligent or half-intelligent mobs.
1981 S. Deane in A. J. Ward N. Irleland (1987) 210 Field Day intends to avoid the populism of community theatre, the plebification of drama.
1999 Financial Mail (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 27 Aug. 11 The ratepayers of Plett are not alone in regretting their loss of exclusivity. Its plebification can be traced back to the power-brokers who negotiated the interim constitution.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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