vulgarization

2 definitions found

vulgarization - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Vulgarization \Vul`gar*i*za"tion\, n.
     The act or process of making vulgar, or common.
     [1913 Webster]

vulgarization - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  vulgarization
      n 1: the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined [syn:
           vulgarization, vulgarisation]
      2: the act of making something attractive to the general public
         [syn: popularization, popularisation, vulgarization,
         vulgarisation]