popularize[verb]Synonyms: make popular, disseminate, give currency to, give mass appeal, make available to all, spread, universalize
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pop‧u‧lar‧ize (
also popularise British English) /ˈpɒpjələraɪz, ˈpɒpjʊləraɪz $ ˈpɑː-/
verb [transitive] [
Word Family: noun:
popularity ≠
unpopularity,
popularization;
verb:
popularize;
adverb:
popularly;
adjective:
popular ≠
unpopular]
1. to make something well known and liked:
Bob Marley popularized reggae music in the 1970s.2. to make a difficult subject or idea able to be easily understood by ordinary people who have no special knowledge about it:
Skinner was the psychologist who popularized behavior modification.—popularization /ˌpɒpjələraɪˈzeɪʃ
ən, ˌpɒpjʊləraɪˈzeɪʃ
ən $ ˌpɑːpjələrə-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲