popularise

Other forms: popularised; popularising; popularises

Definitions of popularise
  1. verb
    cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
    synonyms: generalise, generalize, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize
    popularize
    make understandable to the general public
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    type of:
    broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread
    cause to become widely known
  2. verb
    make understandable to the general public
    synonyms: popularize
    generalise, generalize, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize
    cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
    see moresee less
    type of:
    gear, pitch
    set the level or character of
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