plebification

noun

pleb·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion

ˌplebəfə̇ˈkāshən

plural -s

: the act of plebeianizing : the state of being plebeianized

represents the plebification of the Romantic spirit

—F. J. Mather

begin with the attempt to popularize learning … but you will end in the plebification of knowledge

—S. T. Coleridge

Word History

Etymology

plebs + -i- + -fication

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