plebification Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pleb`i*fi*ca"tion noun

Etymology

L. plebs the common people + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.

Definitions

1. A rendering plebeian; the act of vulgarizing. R.

   You begin with the attempt to popularize learning . . . but you will end in the plebification of knowledge. Coleridge.