Search Dictionary:  

popularise

Pronunciation:  'pâpyulu`rIz

 Sponsored Links: 
 
Matching Terms:  popularisation, populariser, popularism

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  make understandable to the general public; "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books"
  2. [v]  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"
 
 Synonyms: generalise, generalize, popularize, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize
 
 See Also: broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, gear, pass around, pitch, propagate, spread

 

 

 

COPYRIGHT © 2000-2009 HYPERDICTIONARY.COM HYPERDICTIONARY.COM