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popularise

/ popularise /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make understandable to the general public
"Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books"
Type of:
gear pitch
Derived:
popularization popularisation
Verb group:
popularize vulgarize vulgarise generalize generalise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
"They popularized coffee in Washington State"
"Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"
Type of:
circulate circularize circularise
Derived:
popularization popularisation vulgarization vulgarisation popularizer
Verb group:
popularize
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
63%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
2
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gear pitch circulate circularize circularise