Dictionary

popularise en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɒpjʊləɹaɪz/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *poplos Old Latin populus Latin populus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin populārislbor. Old French populairebor. ▲ Latin populārisbor. Middle English populer English popular Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ise English popularise From popular + -ise.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To make something popular.
   • Towards the end of August, the Southern Railway decided to adopt a novel form of publicity to popularise the services. Sandwich board men were employed at Charing Cross and Cannon Street to display placards, and distribute leaflet timetables, calling attention to the vacant seats on the services via Nunhead. 1946 November and December, “Additional London-Dartford Services”, in Railway Magazine, page 386:
   • Special cheap day return facilities have been introduced to popularise the railbuses. 1959 March, “Talking of Trains: Railbuses on the W.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 121:
   • Homer Simpson popularised the term "d'oh".
2. (transitive) To present information in a form less difficult for the general public to understand or enjoy, especially by excluding details and jargon found in technical or academic publications.

Forms

Deriveds

unpopularise · repopularise

Translations (43)

cmn 普及 (to present information in a form which the general public better understands) · pl popularyzować (to make popular) · pl spopularyzować (to make popular) · ru популяризова́ть (to make popular) · fi tehdä suosituksi (to make popular) · de popularisieren (to make popular) · cs zpopularizovat (to make popular) · ru популяризо́вывать (to make popular) · fi tehdä tunnetuksi (to make popular) · gl popularizar (to make popular) · cmn 大眾化 /大众化 (to present information in a form which the general public better understands) · bg популяризирам (to make popular) · fr vulgariser (to present information in a form which the general public better understands) · cmn 普及 (to make popular) · be папулярызава́ць (to make popular) · pl spopularyzować (to present information in a form which the general public better understands) · pt popularizar (to make popular) · pl popularyzować (to present information in a form which the general public better understands) · io popularigar (to make popular) · fi kansantajuistaa (to present information in a form which the general public better understands) · cs popularizovat (to present information in a form which the general public better understands) · ru популяризи́ровать (to make popular) · hu popularizál (to make popular) · uk популяризува́ти (to make popular) · hu népszerűsít (to make popular) · es masificar (to make popular) · da popularisere (to make popular) · ja 大衆化する (to make popular) · gl popularizar (to present information in a form which the general public better understands) · pl upowszechnić (to make popular) · fi helppotajuistaa (to present information in a form which the general public better understands) · fi popularisoida (to present information in a form which the general public better understands) · nn popularisere (to make popular) · cmn 推廣 /推广 (to make popular) · cy poblogeiddio (to make popular) · sv popularisera (to make popular) · ca popularitzar (to make popular) · cmn 通俗化 (to present information in a form which the general public better understands) · ro populariza (to make popular) · pl upowszechniać (to make popular) · es popularizar (to make popular) · no popularisere (to make popular) · fr populariser (to make popular)