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devulgarizes

devulgarizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 devulgarizes

What is devulgarizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Devulgarizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of devulgarize.

Words near devulgarizes in the dictionary

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

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