popularize
pronunciation
How to pronounce popularize in British English:
UK [ˈpɒpjələraɪz]
How to pronounce popularize in American English:
US [ˈpɑpjələraɪz]
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- Verb:
- cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
- make understandable to the general public
Word Origin
- popularize (v.)
- "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.
Example
- 1. That view is shared by rivals , including microsoft corp.and google inc. , which are working to popularize their own software platforms for cellphones .
- 2. He also authored numerous books , including a sci-fi novel , that further helped popularize the natural sciences .
- 3. I have met academic specialists who insist that alan watts , who did so much to popularize zen , did not grasp the authentic meaning of satori .
- 4. So porn was also one of the first and only businesses to offer streaming videos , helping to popularize the practice elsewhere , and even spurring the development of flash technology .
- 5. In recent years , many say , he has helped popularize the idea that reducing health care costs is essential to the country 's economic future and the sustainability of the federal budget .