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Vulgarization

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vul·gar·ize  (vlg-rz)
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.

vulgar·i·zation (-gr--zshn) n.
vulgar·izer n.
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Noun1.vulgarization - the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined
degradation, debasement - changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
2.vulgarization - the act of making something attractive to the general public
degradation, debasement - changing to a lower state (a less respected state)


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It was the fussy, sentimental, inconsiderate interest in one thrown into purely accidental and necessarily painful prominence - the vulgarization of an unspeakable tragedy - that my soul abhorred.
 
 
 
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