vulgarizado
[vul-ga-ri-ZA-du]
adjective/past participlemasculinepl: vulgarizados
vulgarized, popularized, made common
1. Made vulgar, common, or ordinary; stripped of refinement or exclusivity
The once exclusive brand became vulgarized after mass production.
A marca antes exclusiva foi vulgarizada após a produção em massa.
2. Made accessible to the general public; popularized for mass consumption
Classical music has been vulgarized through modern interpretations.
A música clássica foi vulgarizada através de interpretações modernas.
3. Made coarse, crude, or lacking sophistication
The refined concept was vulgarized in the advertisement.
O conceito refinado foi vulgarizado no anúncio.
In Brazilian Portuguese, 'vulgarizado' is frequently used in cultural, artistic, and commercial contexts to discuss how high art, exclusive products, or refined concepts become accessible or lose their prestige through mass distribution or popularization. It carries both descriptive and sometimes pejorative connotations depending on context.
NYC Slang
dumbed down; made basic
Related Idioms & Phrases
ter sido vulgarizado pelo tempo (to have been vulgarized by time)
vulgarizado nas mãos do povo (vulgarized in the hands of the people)
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