Popularize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use

make understandable to the general public

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɒpjʊləɹˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɒpjʊləɹˌaɪz/

4 syllables Say it as /pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹˌaɪz/.

Examples

They popularized coffee in Washington State
Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors
Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Parts of Speech

verb	cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use “They popularized coffee in Washington State”
verb	make understandable to the general public “Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books”

Word Forms

popularization	noun	the act of making something attractive to the general public
popularizer	noun	someone who makes attractive to the general public
popularisation	noun	the act of making something attractive to the general public
populariser	noun	someone who makes attractive to the general public
vulgar	adjective	of or associated with the great masses of people
vulgarization	noun	the act of making something attractive to the general public
vulgarizer	noun	someone who makes attractive to the general public
vulgarisation	noun	the act of making something attractive to the general public
vulgariser	noun	someone who makes attractive to the general public

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

popularisieren

auf den populären Geschmack eingehen, um ihn der breiten Öffentlichkeit bekannt und präsent zu machen; in den allgemeinen oder allgemeinen Gebrauch bringen

🇫🇷French

populariser

répondre au goût populaire pour rendre populaire et présenter au grand public ; mettre en usage général ou commun

🇪🇸Spanish

popularizar

atender al gusto popular para hacerlo popular y presente al público en general; poner en uso general o común

🇮🇹Italian

rendere popolare

soddisfare il gusto popolare per rendersi popolare e presente al grande pubblico; introdurre nell'uso generale o comune

🇳🇱Dutch

populariseren

inspelen op de populaire smaak om populair te maken en te presenteren aan het grote publiek; algemeen of gemeenschappelijk gebruik brengen

🇵🇹Portuguese

popularizar

atender ao gosto popular para popularizar e apresentar ao grande público; trazer para uso geral ou comum

🇷🇺Russian

популяризировать

угодить вкусам людей, чтобы сделать их популярными и представить широкой публике; ввести в общее или общее пользование

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लोकप्रिय बनाने

लोकप्रिय बनाने और आम जनता के सामने पेश करने के लिए लोकप्रिय स्वाद को पूरा करना; सामान्य या सामान्य उपयोग में लाना

🇧🇩Bengali

জনপ্রিয় করা

জনপ্রিয় করতে এবং সাধারণ জনগণের কাছে উপস্থাপন করার জন্য জনপ্রিয় স্বাদ পূরণ করা; সাধারণ বা সাধারণ ব্যবহারে আনুন

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரபலப்படுத்த

பிரபலமாக்குவதற்கும் பொது மக்களுக்கு வழங்குவதற்கும் பிரபலமான ரசனையை பூர்த்தி செய்தல்; பொது அல்லது பொதுவான பயன்பாட்டிற்கு கொண்டு வாருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రాచుర్యం పొందుతాయి

జనాదరణ పొందేందుకు మరియు సాధారణ ప్రజలకు అందించడానికి జనాదరణ పొందిన అభిరుచిని తీర్చడం; సాధారణ లేదా సాధారణ ఉపయోగంలోకి తీసుకురండి

🇮🇳Marathi

लोकप्रिय करणे

लोकप्रिय करण्यासाठी आणि सामान्य लोकांसमोर सादर करण्यासाठी लोकप्रिय चव पूर्ण करणे; सामान्य किंवा सामान्य वापरात आणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

લોકપ્રિય બનાવવું

લોકપ્રિય બનાવવા અને સામાન્ય લોકો સમક્ષ રજૂ કરવા માટે લોકપ્રિય સ્વાદને પૂર્ણ કરો; સામાન્ય અથવા સામાન્ય ઉપયોગમાં લાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜನಪ್ರಿಯಗೊಳಿಸು

ಜನಪ್ರಿಯವಾಗಲು ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಪಡಿಸಲು ಜನಪ್ರಿಯ ಅಭಿರುಚಿಯನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸುವುದು; ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಬಳಕೆಗೆ ತನ್ನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജനകീയമാക്കുക

ജനപ്രിയമാക്കുന്നതിനും പൊതുജനങ്ങൾക്ക് അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനും ജനകീയ അഭിരുചികൾ നിറവേറ്റുക; പൊതുവായതോ പൊതുവായതോ ആയ ഉപയോഗത്തിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുവരിക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਕਰਨਾ

ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਅਤੇ ਆਮ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਲਈ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਸੁਆਦ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਨਾ; ਆਮ ਜਾਂ ਆਮ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿਆਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

مقبول بنانا

مقبول بنانے اور عام لوگوں کے سامنے پیش کرنے کے لیے مقبول ذائقہ کو پورا کرنا؛ عام یا عام استعمال میں لانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

推广

迎合大众口味，使其流行并呈现给大众；投入普遍或普遍使用

🇯🇵Japanese

普及させる

一般の人々に人気のあるものを作り、大衆に提供するために人気の好みに応える。一般的または一般的な使用に持ち込む

🇰🇷Korean

대중화하다

일반 대중에게 인기를 얻고 선물하기 위해 대중적인 취향에 부응합니다. 일반적으로 또는 공용으로 사용하게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phổ biến

phục vụ thị hiếu bình dân để phổ biến, giới thiệu tới công chúng; đưa vào sử dụng chung hoặc chung

🇹🇭Thai

ติดตลาด

ตอบสนองรสนิยมนิยมเพื่อให้เป็นที่นิยมและนำเสนอต่อประชาชนทั่วไป นำมาสู่การใช้งานทั่วไปหรือทั่วไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

mempopulerkan

memenuhi selera populer untuk menjadikan populer dan hadir kepada masyarakat umum; membawa ke dalam penggunaan umum atau umum

🇵🇭Filipino

magpasikat

magsilbi sa popular na panlasa upang maging tanyag at ipakita sa pangkalahatang publiko; dalhin sa pangkalahatan o karaniwang gamit

🇲🇾Malay

mempopularkan

memenuhi citarasa popular untuk dipopularkan dan dipersembahkan kepada orang ramai; bawa ke dalam kegunaan umum atau biasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعميم

تلبية الذوق الشعبي لجعلها شعبية وتقديمها لعامة الناس؛ جلب إلى الاستخدام العام أو المشترك

🇮🇷Persian

عمومی کردن

پاسخگویی به سلیقه عمومی برای محبوب شدن و ارائه به عموم مردم؛ را به استفاده عمومی یا متداول برساند

🇹🇷Turkish

halka sevdirmek

Popüler hale getirmek ve genel kamuoyuna sunmak için popüler zevklere hitap etmek; genel veya ortak kullanıma sunmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לעשות פופולריות

לתת מענה לטעם הפופולרי להפוך לפופולרי ולהציג לקהל הרחב; להביא לשימוש כללי או נפוץ

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What is the primary definition of the word 'popularize'?

The primary meaning of 'popularize' is 'cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'popularize' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'popularize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'popularize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'popularize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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