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vernacularize (iou)



vernacularize verb trans. Also vernacularise. E19.
[from VERNACULAR + -IZE.]
Translate into the native speech of a people; make vernacular.
vernaculari'zation noun (a) the process of becoming vernacular or native to a language; (b) the historical process whereby a language learned by a community becomes its mother tongue: L19.