vulgarize vs popularise

vulgarize and popularise both are verbs.

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

As verbs, vulgarize and popularise are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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