ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷lərə̇ˈzāshən, -ˌrīˈ- noun
( -s )
1. : an act of popularizing or the state of being popularized
with the popularization of the buggy … a demand rose for light harness — V.S.Clark
2. : something that is popularized ; especially : a publication in terms comprehensible to the average man
divides the true folk tale from the popularization and that in turn from the work of art — Yale Review