What does popularize mean?

Definitions for popularize
ˈpɒp yə ləˌraɪzpop·u·lar·ize

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. popularize, popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalize, generaliseverb

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

    "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"

  2. popularize, populariseverb

    make understandable to the general public

    "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books"

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  1. popularize

    To popularize means to make something widely known or well-liked by many people. This could involve explaining or presenting complex ideas or topics in a way that is easily understood and appreciated by the general public. It could also refer to promoting or publicizing a product, person, or concept to increase its acceptance or recognition among a large audience.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Popularizeverb

    to make popular; to make suitable or acceptable to the common people; to make generally known; as, to popularize philosophy

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. populariser.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of popularize in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of popularize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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