vulgarize
verb /ˈvʌlɡəraɪz/
/ˈvʌlɡəraɪz/
(British English also vulgarise)
(formal, disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they vulgarize | /ˈvʌlɡəraɪz/ /ˈvʌlɡəraɪz/ |
| he / she / it vulgarizes | /ˈvʌlɡəraɪzɪz/ /ˈvʌlɡəraɪzɪz/ |
| past simple vulgarized | /ˈvʌlɡəraɪzd/ /ˈvʌlɡəraɪzd/ |
| past participle vulgarized | /ˈvʌlɡəraɪzd/ /ˈvʌlɡəraɪzd/ |
| -ing form vulgarizing | /ˈvʌlɡəraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈvʌlɡəraɪzɪŋ/ |
- vulgarize something to make something less good by changing it so that it is more ordinary than before and not of such a high standard