vernacularize


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ver·nac·u·lar·ize

(vər-năk′yə-lə-rīz′)
tr.v. ver·nac·u·lar·ized, ver·nac·u·lar·iz·ing, ver·nac·u·lar·iz·es
To translate into the everyday language spoken by a people: vernacularized the liturgy.
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vernacularize

(vəˈnækjʊləˌraɪz) or

vernacularise

vb
(tr) to translate into everyday language
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