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VULGARIZED
Definition of VULGARIZED
verb
simple past and past participle of vulgarize
verb
To make vulgar. To make commonplace, crass, lewd. To convert (religious rites) so as to use the vulgate (language of the commoners).
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Word DNA
VULGARIZED inherits its ancestry from its root, VULGAR.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.4%
of traced words share this origin (11,201)
How it is built
Same root, VULGAR · 13 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Proto-Slavic, Welsh.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VULGARIZED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 64, 23 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 49 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 64, 23 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VULGARIZED starts with V and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEGILRUVZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start VULGAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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