popularize
verb
pop·u·lar·ize
ˈpä-pyə-lə-ˌrīz 
popularized; popularizing
: to cater to popular taste
: to make popular: such as
a
: to cause to be liked or esteemed
b
: to present in generally understandable or interesting form
Examples of popularize in a Sentence
a phrase that was popularized by its use in a hit TV show
Dream analysis was popularized by Sigmund Freud.
The book presents a popularized version of American history.
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Scream helped popularize Caller ID … for obvious reasons.
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
These sites combine results from dozens, if not hundreds, of surveys, and many run a style of election simulation popularized by Nate Silver, who foundedFiveThirtyEight (now 538).
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
The novel helped popularize the genre of steampunk, in which nineteenth- and twentieth-century technologies are merged.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
The club also helped popularize baseball in a series of prewar goodwill tours in Japan and Korea.
—Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
These sites combine results from dozens, if not hundreds, of surveys, and many run a style of election simulation popularized by Nate Silver, who foundedFiveThirtyEight (now 538).
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
The novel helped popularize the genre of steampunk, in which nineteenth- and twentieth-century technologies are merged.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
The club also helped popularize baseball in a series of prewar goodwill tours in Japan and Korea.
—Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Popularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/popularize. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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