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    pop·u·lar·ize
    /ˈpäpyələˌrīz/

    verb

    • 1. cause (something) to become generally liked: "his books have done much to popularize the sport" Similar make popular/fashionablebring into voguecreate a fashion formarket

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  2. : to present in generally understandable or interesting form. popularization. ˌpä-pyə-lə-rə-ˈzā-shən. noun. popularizer. ˈpä-pyə-lə-ˌrī-zər. noun. Examples of popularize in a Sentence. a phrase that was popularized by its use in a hit TV show Dream analysis was popularized by Sigmund Freud.

  3. to make something known and understood by ordinary people: Television has an important role to play in popularizing new scientific ideas. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of popularize from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) popularize | American Dictionary. verb [ T ]

  4. POPULARIZED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of popularize 2. to make something become popular: 3. to make…. Learn more.

  5. To popularize something means to make a lot of people interested in it and able to enjoy it. The Victorians popularized rhubarb in fools and crumbles. [VERB noun] To popularize an academic subject or scientific idea means to make it more easy to understand for ordinary people.

  6. to make something known and understood by ordinary people: Television has an important role to play in popularizing new scientific ideas. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Teaching in general. asynchronous. chief academic officer. CLIL. clue.

  7. verb (used with object) , pop·u·lar·ized, pop·u·lar·iz·ing. to make popular: to popularize a dance. popularize. / ˈpɒpjʊləˌraɪz / verb. to make popular; make attractive to the general public. to make or cause to become easily understandable or acceptable.

  8. 6 days ago · Definitions of popularize. verb. cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use. “They popularized coffee in Washington State”. synonyms: generalise, generalize, popularise, vulgarise, vulgarize. popularise.