pop·u·lar·ize
ˈpä-pyə-lə-ˌrīz
popularized; popularizing
: to cater to popular taste
: to make popular: such as
a
: to cause to be liked or esteemed
a sitcom that popularized the phrase
b
: to present in generally understandable or interesting form
a popularized version of American history
pop·u·lar·iza·tion
variants
also British popularisation
ˌ⸗⸗lərə̇ˈzāshən,
-ˌrīˈ-
plural -s
1
: an act of popularizing or the state of being popularized
with the popularization of the buggy … a demand rose for light harness—V. S. Clark
2
: something that is popularized
especially
: a publication in terms comprehensible to the average man
divides the true folk tale from the popularization and that in turn from the work of art —Yale Review
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“Popularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/popularize. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.
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