Meanings
verbvulgarise (third-person singular simple present vulgarises, present participle vulgarising, simple past and past participle vulgarised)
present singular third person vulgarises · participle present vulgarising · participle past vulgarised · past vulgarised
- UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of vulgarize.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbcater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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APA
vulgarise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulgarise
MLA
“vulgarise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulgarise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vulgarise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulgarise.
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