vulgarization
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- noun
- /ˌvʌlɡəraɪˈzeɪʃən/
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vulgarización
- The documentary highlights the vulgarization of art as it becomes commercialized.
Examples
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Many artists are concerned about the vulgarization of their work in popular media.
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The graffiti are kind of vulgarization of civilization.
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On a much smaller and much less important scale, something like this seems to be happening to postmodernism and the vulgarization of various humanities disciplines that went with it.
Academic text (1999) -
Our grandfathers would be appalled by the vulgarization, crassness, and general stupidity of American society today.
Blog text (9) -
The Mirlitons had been valorized in opposition to commercial vulgarization at the Salon, but the principal publicity mechanisms of the market functioned just the same, except for reviewers' apologies.
Academic text (1991) -
Stephen Jay Gould called these "vulgarizations" (in the French meaning, which is not pejorative: unrefined, broad strokes, big chunks, general picture, etc.).
Blog text (21) -
Critics argue that the vulgarization of literature leads to a decline in quality.
Synonyms
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Making something worse by adding bad parts or changing it
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Making a place or building look less attractive
To make a story or other content simpler and less clever
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Etymology
Vulgarization comes from a Latin word meaning 'of the people', and the related word vulgar later took on the sense 'coarse' or 'rude'. That's why vulgarization can also mean making something less refined or more coarse.