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Definition of popularization - 3 dictionary results

pop⋅u⋅lar⋅ize

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

Origin:
1585–95; popular + -ize

Related forms:
pop⋅u⋅lar⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
pop⋅u⋅lar⋅iz⋅er, noun
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pop·u·lar·ize   (pŏp'yə-lə-rīz')   
tr.v.   pop·u·lar·ized, pop·u·lar·iz·ing, pop·u·lar·iz·es
  1. To make popular: A famous dancer popularized the new hairstyle.
  2. To present in a widely understandable or acceptable form: popularize technical material for a general audience.
pop'u·lar·i·za'tion (-lər-ĭ-zā'shən) n., pop'u·lar·iz'er n.
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Popularization

Pop`u*lar*i*za"tion\, n. The act of making popular, or of introducing among the people.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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