plebifyv.

Brit.

/ˈplɛbᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈplɛbəˌfaɪ/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin plēb- , plēbs , -ify suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin plēb-, plēbs plebs n. + -ify suffix. Compare earlier plebeianize v. and slightly later plebificate v.

rare.

transitive. To make or render plebeian.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > deprive of refinement [verb (transitive)] > vulgarize

hackney1598

vulgarize1756

plebeianize1841

plebify1867

plebificate1869

kitsch1951

1867 in Sat. Rev. 26 Oct. 544/1 Coleridge, when he predicted that the effect of popularizing knowledge would be to plebify it, erred in his vision of the future.

1894 J. Maccunn Ethics Citizenship viii. 165 The best and greatest things on earth, in being popularised, may be plebified.

1987 Osiris 2nd Ser. 3 92 Owenite and Chartist teaching strategies were designed to demystify medicine and ‘plebify’ knowledge.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plebify
释义	plebifyv. Brit. /ˈplɛbᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈplɛbəˌfaɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin plēb- , plēbs , -ify suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin plēb-, plēbs plebs n. + -ify suffix. Compare earlier plebeianize v. and slightly later plebificate v. rare. transitive. To make or render plebeian. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > deprive of refinement [verb (transitive)] > vulgarize hackney1598 vulgarize1756 plebeianize1841 plebify1867 plebificate1869 kitsch1951 1867 in Sat. Rev. 26 Oct. 544/1 Coleridge, when he predicted that the effect of popularizing knowledge would be to plebify it, erred in his vision of the future. 1894 J. Maccunn Ethics Citizenship viii. 165 The best and greatest things on earth, in being popularised, may be plebified. 1987 Osiris 2nd Ser. 3 92 Owenite and Chartist teaching strategies were designed to demystify medicine and ‘plebify’ knowledge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1867
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