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philistinize

/ˈfɪlɪstɪnaɪz/

Translations

philistinizeverb

philistinized

Past Simple

philistinized

Past Participle

philistinizing

Gerund

/ˈfɪlɪstɪnaɪz/

обуржуазиваться

He began to philistinize as he grew older, losing his youthful idealism.

Он начал обуржуазиваться с возрастом, теряя свой юношеский идеализм.

Synonyms

dumb down

Definitions

philistinizeverb

To cause (a person, group, or institution) to become philistine; to strip of or discourage intellectual or artistic values in favour of conventional or materialistic concerns.

Educational reforms threatened to philistinize the curriculum by cutting literature and art classes.

To become philistine in taste or outlook; to adopt materialistic or conventional attitudes at the expense of culture or intellect.

Some fear that society is steadily philistinizing as attention spans shorten.