noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process of making something vulgar, especially by using the language of ordinary people. British, Canada, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of making something attractive to the general public wordnet
3. 3
   The process of making something accessible and attractive to the general public; the popular-science presentation of a topic, its popularization. British, Canada, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncommon, uncountable
4. 4
   the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

popularisationpopularizationpopularizationvulgarisation

Etymology

From vulgar + -ization.

Related phrases

popular science

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