vernacularize

[ ver-nak-yuh-luh-rahyz, vuh-nak- ]

/ vərˈnæk yə ləˌraɪz, vəˈnæk- /

verb (used with object), ver·nac·u·lar·ized, ver·nac·u·lar·iz·ing.

to translate into the natural speech peculiar to a people.

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Nearby words

vermouth cassis, vern, verna, vernacular, vernacularism, vernacularize, vernal, vernal conjunctivitis, vernal equinox, vernal grass, vernal pool

Also especially British, ver·nac·u·lar·ise.

Origin of vernacularize

First recorded in 1815–25; vernacular + -ize

Related forms

ver·nac·u·lar·i·za·tion, noun

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