popularize
American and Oxford British spelling of populariseAmerican and Oxford British spelling of popularise.
» That book's done a lot to popularize chemistry.
Das Buch hat viel zur Popularisierung der Chemie beigetragen.
Das Buch hat viel dazu beigetragen, die Chemie breiteren Kreisen zugänglich zu machen.
Das Buch hat viel zum Volksinteresse an der Chemie beigetragen.
Meaning
1 sensesAmerican and Oxford British spelling of popularise.
- make understandable to the general public
- cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
Examples
11 sentencesThat book's done a lot to popularize chemistry.
deDas Buch hat viel zur Popularisierung der Chemie beigetragen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This profession shouldn't be popularized any further - it's popular enough already.
ruПопуляризировать эту профессию не надо - она и так достаточно популярна. — marafon
Wright didn’t pioneer the open floor plan coveted by today’s homeowners but his embrace of the concept helped popularize the design element.
Ziri makes videos to popularize Minecraft.
My main interest is popularizing Esperanto.
Forms
popularizes, popularizing, popularized, popularized| Base form | popularize · to popularize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | popularizes |
| Present participle | popularizing |
| Past simple | popularized |
| Past participle | popularized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonyms- make understandable to the general public:popularise
- cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use:popularisevulgarizevulgarisegeneralizegeneralise
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle