PLEBIFICATION

Etymology

Noun

plebification (usually uncountable, plural plebifications)

Making plebeian; vulgarizing.

Source: Wiktionary


Pleb`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. plebs the common people + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]

Definition: A rendering plebeian; the act of vulgarizing. [R.] You begin with the attempt to popularize learning . . . but you will end in the plebification of knowledge. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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