What is another word for Vulgarizing?

Pronunciation: [vˈʌlɡəɹˌa͡ɪzɪŋ] (IPA)

Vulgarizing is a term which refers to the act of making something common or vernacular, often by removing or simplifying its more complex or refined elements. There are a number of synonyms for this concept, including popularizing, simplifying, coarsening, dumbing down, reducing, and cheapening. Each of these words captures a slightly different aspect of the process of vulgarizing, whether it is focused on making something more accessible to the masses, or simply stripping it of its subtlety and nuance. Regardless of the precise term used, vulgarizing often involves a trade-off between accessibility and sophistication, and can be seen as both a necessary evil and a lamentable trend in modern culture and society.

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Usage examples for Vulgarizing

Even when, in 1814, his Senators were offering the crown of France to the heir of the Bourbons, they expressly stipulated that the Legion of Honour should not be abolished: it has survived all the shocks of French history, even the Vulgarizing associations of the Second Empire.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
It is "the disinterested endeavor to learn and propagate the best that is known and thought in the world," and its more ultimate purpose is "to keep man from a self-satisfaction which is retarding and Vulgarizing, to lead him towards perfection."
"Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold"
Matthew Arnold
Tom Brown and Mr. Knowles' "King Arthur" may not do for you what they did for me; "Sesame and Lilies," "Past and Present," Emerson's "Twenty Essays" may be superseded, though I can hardly believe it; but see to it that you find and read their true successors, carry out Dr. Abbott's advice to his boys-to "read half a dozen de-Vulgarizing books before leaving school."
"Stray Thoughts for Girls"
Lucy H. M. Soulsby

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