"devulgarize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: devulgarizes [present, singular, third-person], devulgarizing [participle, present], devulgarized [participle, past], devulgarized [past]
Etymology: From de- + vulgarize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|vulgarize}} de- + vulgarize Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive Synonyms: devulgarise [UK]
    Sense id: en-devulgarize-en-verb-H~ldCHuH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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