Meaning : Cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public. Bring into general or common use.
Example :
They popularized coffee in Washington State.
Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors.
Synonyms : generalise, generalize, popularise, popularize, vulgarise
Meaning : Debase and make vulgar.
Example :
The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage.
Synonyms : vulgarise