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devulgarized

devulgarized is the simple past and past participle of devulgarize.

Meaning of devulgarize

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

Questions about devulgarized

What is devulgarized the simple past and past participle of?
Devulgarized is the simple past and past participle of devulgarize.

Words near devulgarized in the dictionary

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

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