vernacularize
American
[ver-nak-yuh-luh-rahyz, vuh-nak-]
/ vərˈnæk yə ləˌraɪz, vəˈnæk- /
especially British,
vernacularise
verb (used with object)
vernacularized,
vernacularizing
Other Word Forms
- vernacularization noun
Etymology
Origin of vernacularize
First recorded in 1815–25; vernacular + -ize
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