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popu·lar·ize (päp′yə lə rīz′)
transitive verb popularized -·ized′, popularizing -·iz′·ing
to make popular; specif.,
- to cause to be liked by many people
- to make understandable to the general public
Related Forms:
- popularization pop′u·lari·za′·tion noun
- popularizer pop′u·lar·iz′er noun
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