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verb (used with object), pop·u·lar·ized, pop·u·lar·iz·ing.
- to make popular: to popularize a dance.
verb (tr)
- to make popular; make attractive to the general public
- to make or cause to become easily understandable or acceptable
“to make a complex topic intelligible to the people,” 1833, from popular + -ize. Earlier “to cater to popular taste” (1590s); “to make popular” (1797). Related: Popularized; popularizing.