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devulgarizing

devulgarizing is the present participle and gerund 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 devulgarizing

What is devulgarizing the present participle and gerund of?
Devulgarizing is the present participle and gerund of devulgarize.

Words near devulgarizing in the dictionary

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

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