plebification
noun
pleb·i·fi·ca·tion
\ˌplebəfə̇ˈkāshən\
Definition of plebification
-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
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Origin and Etymology of plebification
plebs + -i- + -fication
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