Definitions of popularize
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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
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popularise
make understandable to the general public
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type of:
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broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread
cause to become widely known
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verb
make understandable to the general public
“Carl Sagan
popularized cosmology in his books”
synonyms:
popularise
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generalise, generalize, popularise, vulgarise, vulgarize
cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
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