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.

Other Words From

• ver·nacu·lar·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of vernacularize¹

First recorded in 1815–25; vernacular + -ize