vernacularize

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

verb (used with object),ver·nac·u·lar·ized, ver·nac·u·lar·iz·ing.
  1. to translate into the natural speech peculiar to a people.

Origin of vernacularize

1
First recorded in 1815–25; vernacular + -ize
  • Also especially British, ver·nac·u·lar·ise .

Other words from vernacularize

  • ver·nac·u·lar·i·za·tion, noun

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