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Popularize Definition & Meaning

popularize
verb
  1. 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"
  2. make understandable to the general public; "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books"

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What does popularize mean?
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" make understandable to the general public; "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books"
What part of speech is popularize?
Popularize is a verb.
How many definitions does popularize have?
Popularize has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).

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