vulgarise

/'vʌlgəraiz/ Cách viết khác : (vulgarise) /'vʌlgəraiz/
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vulgarise

The author worked to vulgarise the complex theory for a general audience.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To make something less refined or sophisticated; to coarsen: This refers to the act of reducing the quality, dignity, or intellectual level of something, often by making it common, crude, or overly simplistic.
    • To make something widely known or accessible to the general public in a simplified form: This involves popularizing a concept, often at the expense of its original depth, complexity, or nuance.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • Some critics argue that television has vulgarised public discourse.
    • The author feared the film adaptation would vulgarise the subtle themes of her novel.
    • These simplified explanations vulgarise complex scientific theories.
Advanced Usage
  • "to vulgarise a concept": to present a sophisticated idea in an overly simplistic or crude manner for mass consumption.
    • The documentary series risked vulgarising the philosophical arguments it aimed to explain.
Variants and Related Words
  • Vulgar (adj): lacking sophistication or good taste; coarse.
    • He made a vulgar joke at the dinner party.
  • Vulgarisation (n): the process or result of making something vulgar.
    • The vulgarisation of art was a topic of heated debate.
  • Vulgarizer (n): a person or thing that vulgarises.
    • He was accused of being a vulgarizer of classical music.
Synonyms
  • Debase: to reduce in quality or value.
  • Coarsen: to make rough or crude.
  • Popularize: to make something popular or accessible to the public (can be neutral or negative depending on context).
  • Trivialize: to make something seem less important or complex than it really is.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(This word is typically not used with phrasal verbs. Its meaning is conveyed directly.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms specifically using the verb "vulgarise".)

vulgarise

The author worked to vulgarise the complex theory for a general audience.

Verb
  1. act in a vulgar manner
    • The drunkard tends to vulgarize
  2. debase and make vulgar
    • The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage
  3. cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
    • They popularized coffee in Washington State
    • Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors

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