popularization

[pop-yuh-luh-rahyz]

pop·u·lar·ize

[pop-yuh-luh-rahyz]
verb (used with object), pop·u·lar·ized, pop·u·lar·iz·ing.
to make popular: to popularize a dance.
Also, especially British, pop·u·lar·ise.


Origin:
1585–95; popular + -ize

pop·u·lar·i·za·tion, noun
pop·u·lar·iz·er, noun
an·ti·pop·u·lar·i·za·tion, adjective, noun
de·pop·u·lar·ize, verb (used with object), de·pop·u·lar·ized, de·pop·u·lar·iz·ing.
re·pop·u·lar·i·za·tion, noun
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re·pop·u·lar·ize, verb (used with object), re·pop·u·lar·ized, re·pop·u·lar·iz·ing.
sem·i·pop·u·lar·ized, adjective
un·pop·u·lar·ized, adjective
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Popularization is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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World English Dictionary
popularize or popularise (ˈpɒpjʊləˌraɪz)
 
vb
1.  to make popular; make attractive to the general public
2.  to make or cause to become easily understandable or acceptable
 
popularise or popularise
 
vb
 
populari'zation or popularise
 
n
 
populari'sation or popularise
 
n
 
'popularizer or popularise
 
n
 
'populariser or popularise
 
n

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