Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: popularize
IPA transcription: [p'ɑpjəlɚ,aɪz]
Pronunciations of popularize
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verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: popularize, popularise
    Meaning: make understandable to the general public; "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books"
  • Synonyms: popularize, popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalize, generalise
    Meaning: 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"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"
Usage examples
  • This alone will serve to popularize sickness and instead of being driven out of business their trade will pick up."
  • This alone will serve to popularize sickness, and, instead of being driven out of business, their trade will pick up."
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mantra-Rock Dance, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Some Thoughts Concerning Education, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Yosemite National Park, License CC BY-SA 4.0