POPULARIZE


Meaning of POPULARIZE in English

pop ‧ u ‧ lar ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also popularise British English ) /ˈpɒpjələraɪz, ˈpɒpjʊləraɪz $ ˈpɑː-/ verb [transitive]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ popularity ≠ ↑ unpopularity , ↑ popularization ; verb : ↑ popularize ; adverb : ↑ popularly ; adjective : ↑ popular ≠ ↑ unpopular ]

1 . to make something well known and liked:

Bob Marley popularized reggae music in the 1970s.

2 . to make a difficult subject or idea able to be easily understood by ordinary people who have no special knowledge about it:

Skinner was the psychologist who popularized behavior modification.

—popularization /ˌpɒpjələraɪˈzeɪʃ ə n, ˌpɒpjʊləraɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ ˌpɑːpjələrə-/ noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.