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unvulgarize

unvulgarize verb: to divest of vulgarity; to make not vulgar.

Verb

unvulgarize (third-person singular simple present unvulgarizes, present participle unvulgarizing, simple past and past participle unvulgarized)

  1. (transitive) To divest of vulgarity; to make not vulgar.

Forms of unvulgarize

third-person singular presentunvulgarizes
present participleunvulgarizing
past participleunvulgarized
pastunvulgarized
alternative formunvulgarise

Origin of unvulgarize

From un- + vulgarize.

Questions about unvulgarize

What does unvulgarize mean?
Unvulgarize means to divest of vulgarity; to make not vulgar.
What part of speech is unvulgarize?
Unvulgarize is a verb.
What is the past tense of unvulgarize?
The past tense of unvulgarize is unvulgarized.

Words near unvulgarize in the dictionary

  1. unvulgar
  2. unvulgarise
  3. unvulgarised
  4. unvulgarises
  5. unvulgarising
  6. unvulgarize
  7. unvulgarized
  8. unvulgarizes
  9. unvulgarizing
  10. unvulgarly
  11. unvulnerable

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