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devulgarize

devulgarize verb: to free from what is vulgar or obscene.

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 obscene.
    • Shakespeare and Plutarch's "Lives" are very devulgarizing books.1868, E. A. Abbott, “The Teaching of English”, in The Living Age

Forms of devulgarize

third-person singular presentdevulgarizes
present participledevulgarizing
past participledevulgarized
pastdevulgarized
alternative formdevulgarise

Origin of devulgarize

From de- + vulgarize.

Words formed from devulgarize

Questions about devulgarize

What does devulgarize mean?
Devulgarize means to free from what is vulgar or obscene.
What part of speech is devulgarize?
Devulgarize is a verb.
What is the past tense of devulgarize?
The past tense of devulgarize is devulgarized.

Words near devulgarize in the dictionary

  1. devulgarise
  2. devulgarised
  3. devulgarises
  4. devulgarising
  5. devulgarization
  6. devulgarize
  7. devulgarized
  8. devulgarizes
  9. devulgarizing
  10. devvel
  11. devvelled

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