popularize
verb (used with object)
to make popular.
popularise
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a variation of
popularize.
Example Sentences
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The Japanese giant helped popularise console discs in the 1990s after launching its first PlayStation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Having helped popularise art and museum-going, he is hoping to have the same effect on the written word.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Together they are working to popularise a set of daily wellbeing routines, which the company's milk deliverers will be passing on to their customers.
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
"California is well-known for its entrepreneurial culture, which also helped popularise skateboarding," said Büntgen.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2023
Of similar opinion is the well known French artist and writer, Maurice Denis, whose work has done so much to popularise Gauguin.
From Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art by John Gould Fletcher
