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popularize

[ pop-yuh-luh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

popularized, popularizing.
  1. to make popular:

    to popularize a dance.



popularize

/ ˈɒʊəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to make popular; make attractive to the general public
  2. to make or cause to become easily understandable or acceptable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDZܱˈپDz, noun
  • ˈDZܱˌ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • DZu···tDz noun
  • DZu··e noun
  • anti·DZu···tDz adjective noun
  • ·DZu·· verb (used with object) depopularized depopularizing
  • pDZ····tDz noun
  • ·DZu·· verb (used with object) repopularized repopularizing
  • i·DZu·· adjective
  • ܲ·DZu·· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of popularize1

First recorded in 1585–95; popular + -ize
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With party hits like the earworm “Musty” and “Nun Major’s” subtle flex, they helped popularize a new spin of West Coast rap with danceable trap beats.

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Albro’s Ebell frescoes were indeed bright and modern — having been created in the style recently popularized by Rivera — and, like many great works of art throughout the ages, her creations sparked a pitched battle.

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According to a 2024 paper in the California Law Review, they were made over the counter in the ’60s, then taken back under prescription at a manufacturer’s request after gay nurses helped popularize recreational use.

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The slogan of “Today Ukraine, Tomorrow Taiwan,” popularized by the ruling party after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, resurfaced on social media in Taiwan after the fallout.

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Musk, widely regarded as an eccentric visionary who popularized electric vehicles, has occupied a prominent position in the Trump administration as the leader of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, since January.

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