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Vulgarize

usgb/ˈvʌlɡəraɪz/Volume
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Cultural Impact

Understand how simplifying art can affect cultural depth and perception.

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Turning complex novels into simple movies can vulgarize the original work.
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Intellectual Loss

Be aware that vulgarizing can remove intellectual value from ideas.

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By vulgarizing quantum physics into a 5-minute video, crucial details were lost.
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Audience Reach

Vulgarization is often used to appeal to a broader, less specialized audience.

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The documentary vulgarized complex science so more people would watch.
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