popularize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to make popular; make attractive to the general public
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to make or cause to become easily understandable or acceptable
Other Word Forms
- antipopularization adjective
- depopularize verb (used with object)
- popularization noun
- popularizer noun
- repopularization noun
- repopularize verb (used with object)
- semipopularized adjective
- unpopularized adjective
Etymology
Origin of popularize
Example Sentences
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Around the same time, George Ohsawa’s book Zen Macrobiotics introduced to the West the concept of a macrobiotic diet, which hippies popularized.
The singer slowly made his way down the stage, stopping by La Casita, popularized during the singer’s recent world tour, and even witnessed a couple’s real wedding.
From Los Angeles Times
He said his niece spends too much time on TikTok, which popularized a platform that provides endless scrolling of ultra-short-format videos.
From Barron's
The modern version of skimo was popularized in the 1980s and got a boost in the 1990s with the advent of the European championships.
From Los Angeles Times
Soon, ICE officers began employing many of the same aggressive tactics that Bovino had popularized.
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