Home › Words › D › devulgarizationdevulgarizationdevulgarization means the process of devulgarizing something.EtymologyFrom devulgarize + -ation. Attested since the 20th century.nounThe process of devulgarizing something.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.devulgarize 81% match — To free from what is vulgar or obscene. vs devulgarization →vulgarizing 70% match — That makes vulgar; degrading. vs devulgarization →vulgation 69% match — The act of spreading or promulgating among the common people. vs devulgarization →vulgarising 68% match — That makes vulgar; degrading. vs devulgarization →divulgation 67% match — The act of divulging or publishing; publication. vs devulgarization →devirilization 66% match — The process of devirilizing. vs devulgarization →vulgarizer 66% match — One who vulgarizes. vs devulgarization →evulgation 64% match — A divulging, or publication (act of publishing). vs devulgarization →