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Devulgarize

De-vul′gar-ize

,
Verb.
T.
To free from what is vulgar, common, or narrow.
Shakespeare and Plutarch’s “Lives” are very
devulgarizing
books.
E. A. Abbott.

Definition 2024


devulgarize

devulgarize

English

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Verb

devulgarize (third-person singular simple present devulgarizes, present participle devulgarizing, simple past and past participle devulgarized)

  1. (transitive) To free from what is vulgar or common.
    • E. A. Abbott
      Shakespeare and Plutarch's "Lives" are very devulgarizing books.