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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A more comprehensive option is Life360, the location-sharing app popularized by parents who want to keep tabs on their teen drivers.
Many donned “Baywatch” visors and sweaters while others sported bright red bathing suits, popularized by the original show.
From Los Angeles Times
“Depop is on a mission to make fashion circular,” by helping to popularize secondhand fashion and drive resale culture in the U.K., the U.S.,
From Barron's
While rebranding America as a “rainbow” nation, he proved that African-Americans—a term he popularized—could be presidential candidates.
Vegans and vegetarians have popularized plant-based milk alternatives — almond milk, oat milk, soy milk, cashew, hemp, coconut; if it grows, it may have a milk version.
From Los Angeles Times
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