ˌvəlgərə̇ˈzāshən, -əˌrīˈz- noun
( -s )
1. : a making widely familiar : popularization
the book is unpretentious — a sensible piece of vulgarization — New Republic
a work of vulgarization marked by scholarly accuracy — Kemp Malone
2. : coarsening, debasement
a general vulgarization of taste and feeling — August Heckscher