popularize vs vulgarize

popularize and vulgarize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
popularize	No	No	Yes	No
vulgarize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, popularize and vulgarize are synonyms defined as:

popularize and vulgarize: cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use

Other synonyms of popularize include generalise, generalize, popularise, vulgarise.

popularize (verb)	vulgarize (verb)
make understandable to the general public	act in a vulgar manner
cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use	debase and make vulgar
	cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use