'Plebification' definitions:

Definition of 'Plebification'

From: GCIDE
  • Plebification \Pleb`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. plebs the common people + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.] A rendering plebeian; the act of vulgarizing. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • You begin with the attempt to popularize learning . . . but you will end in the plebification of knowledge. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]