devulgarize en · VERB
Etymology
From de- + vulgarize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To free from what is vulgar or obscene.
Shakespeare and Plutarch's "Lives" are very devulgarizing books.
1868, E. A. Abbott, “The Teaching of English”, in The Living Age:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| devulgarized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| devulgarized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| devulgarizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| devulgarizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| devulgarise | alternative | lexicographic |