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popularize en · VERB

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 -ize English popularize From popular + -ize.

Meanings

  1. American and Oxford British spelling of popularise.
    • Saudi yoga trainer Dr. Nouf Marwaai has also been honored with one of India’s highest civilian awards, the Padma Shri, for popularizing yoga. 2018 June 20, “DiplomaticQuarter: Indian Embassy to celebrate 4th International Yoga Day”, in Arab News:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
popularizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
popularise alternative lexicographic
popularized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
popularized Tense=Past lexicographic
popularizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

overpopularized · unpopularize · depopularize · repopularize · popularizable · popularizer