VULGARIZATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vulgarization mean? 

• VULGARIZATION (noun)
  The noun VULGARIZATION has 2 senses:

1. the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined

2. the act of making something attractive to the general public

  Familiarity information: VULGARIZATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VULGARIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of rendering something coarse and unrefined

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

vulgarisation; vulgarization

Hypernyms ("vulgarization" is a kind of...):

debasement; degradation (changing to a lower state (a less respected state))

Derivation:

vulgarize (debase and make vulgar)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of making something attractive to the general public

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

popularisation; popularization; vulgarisation; vulgarization

Hypernyms ("vulgarization" is a kind of...):

debasement; degradation (changing to a lower state (a less respected state))

Derivation:

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