Definition of popularize

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  • popularize is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 23
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Definition of popularize

  • cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use (verb)

    Examples

    1. They popularized coffee in Washington State

    Synonyms

    1. generalise
    2. generalize
    3. popularise
    4. vulgarise
    5. vulgarize
  • make understandable to the general public (verb)

    Examples

    1. Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books

    Synonyms

    1. popularise

See definition of popularize in Merriam Webster