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Definition of popularize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

popularize

verb
 
/ˈpɒpjələraɪz/
 
/ˈpɑːpjələraɪz/
(British English also popularise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they popularize
 
/ˈpɒpjələraɪz/
 
/ˈpɑːpjələraɪz/
he / she / it popularizes
 
/ˈpɒpjələraɪzɪz/
 
/ˈpɑːpjələraɪzɪz/
past simple popularized
 
/ˈpɒpjələraɪzd/
 
/ˈpɑːpjələraɪzd/
past participle popularized
 
/ˈpɒpjələraɪzd/
 
/ˈpɑːpjələraɪzd/
-ing form popularizing
 
/ˈpɒpjələraɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈpɑːpjələraɪzɪŋ/
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  1. popularize somebody/something to make a lot of people know about something and enjoy it
    • The programme did much to popularize little-known writers.
    • The travel company led the way in popularizing winter sports for all ages.
  2. popularize something to make a difficult subject easier to understand for ordinary people
    • He spent his life popularizing natural history.
See popularize in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee popularize in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
previously
adverb
 
 
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