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(pŏp'yə-lə-rīz') pronunciation
tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.
  1. To make popular: A famous dancer popularized the new hairstyle.
  2. To present in a widely understandable or acceptable form: popularize technical material for a general audience.
popularization pop'u·lar·i·za'tion (-lər-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
popularizer pop'u·lar·iz'er n.

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verb

    To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product): advertise, ballyhoo, build up, cry (up), promote, publicize, talk up. Informal pitch, plug. Slang push. See knowledge/ignorance.

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v

Definition: make widely popular, accessible
Antonyms: discredit, shun

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Popularize

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - popularisere, skaffe udbredelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
populair maken, vereenvoudigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - généraliser, vulgariser

Deutsch (German)
v. - populär machen, popularisieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκλαϊκεύω

Italiano (Italian)
volgarizzare, semplificare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - popularizar

Русский (Russian)
популяризировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - popularizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra populär

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使通俗化, 宣传, 普及

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使通俗化, 宣傳, 普及

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 대중[통속]화하다, 보급시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 大衆化する, 一般化する, 普及させる, 評判をよくする, 通俗的にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبسط, يجعله في متناول اليد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הסביר בצורה עממית, פישט, הפך לפופולרי, הפיץ ברבים‬


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