popularize
verb/ˈpɒpjələraɪz/
/ˈpɑːpjələraɪz/
(British English also popularise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they popularize | /ˈpɒpjələraɪz/ /ˈpɑːpjələraɪz/ |
| he / she / it popularizes | /ˈpɒpjələraɪzɪz/ /ˈpɑːpjələraɪzɪz/ |
| past simple popularized | /ˈpɒpjələraɪzd/ /ˈpɑːpjələraɪzd/ |
| past participle popularized | /ˈpɒpjələraɪzd/ /ˈpɑːpjələraɪzd/ |
| -ing form popularizing | /ˈpɒpjələraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈpɑːpjələraɪzɪŋ/ |
- popularize somebody/something to make a lot of people know about something and enjoy it
- The programme did much to popularize little-known writers.
- The travel company led the way in popularizing winter sports for all ages.
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- popularize something to make a difficult subject easier to understand for ordinary people
- He spent his life popularizing natural history.
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