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devulgarize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-vul-gar-ize
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To free from what is vulgar or obscene.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From de- + vulgarize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

devulgarizes (present, singular) devulgarizing (participle, present) devulgarized (participle, past) devulgarized (past) devulgarise (alternative)

Derived Forms

devulgarization

Questions

What does devulgarize mean?
To free from what is vulgar or obscene.
Where does devulgarize come from?
From de- + vulgarize.

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