- to make popular; make attractive to the general public
- to make or cause to become easily understandable or acceptable
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pop•u•lar•ize /ˈpɑpyələˌraɪz/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -ized, -iz•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to make popular:a movie that popularized disco.
- to make (something difficult to understand) easily understood by ordinary people:The book popularizes the new breakthroughs in physics.
pop•u•lar•ize
(pop′yə lə rīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing.
pop′u•lar•i•za′tion, n.
pop′u•lar•iz′er, n.
- to make popular:to popularize a dance.
- popular + -ize 1585–95
pop′u•lar•iz′er, n.
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popularize, popularise /ˈpɒpjʊləˌraɪz/ vb (transitive)
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