popularize

Verb
Synonyms: popularisevulgarizevulgarisegeneralizegeneralise

Open English WordNet

Verb (2)popularized, popularizing

  1. 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”Synonyms: popularisevulgarizevulgarisegeneralizegeneraliseMore general circulate, circularizeSimilar popularise
  2. make understandable to the general public“Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books”Synonyms: populariseMore general gear, pitchSimilar popularise, vulgarize

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pop′u·lar·ize transitive verb [past tense & past participle Popularized; present participle & verbal noun Popularizing.]

Origin: Cf. F. populariser.

To make popular; to make suitable or acceptable to the common people; to make generally known; as, to popularize philosophy. “The popularizing of religious teaching.” Henry Hart Milman

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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