Vulgarization

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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