Definitions
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- verb transitive To make something
popular . - verb transitive To
present something in awidely understandable oracceptable form , especiallytechnical orscientific material for ageneral audience .
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- verb make understandable to the general public
- verb cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
Etymologies
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Examples
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The ANC would therefore, as part of its work to deepen popular participation, "popularise" the elements of the initiative among the people and mobilise communities to participate actively in its implementation.
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Everyone had a responsibility to "popularise" the report and generate discussion.
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She has announced plans to "popularise" what to many are the impenetrable scores of Wagner pieces, envisaging giant TV screens and even podcasts.
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And they didn't "popularise" it, either - the Iphone is no Ipod, both in terms of features and market share.
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"They were among the first to popularise French food, and my head chef Gary Jones learned a great deal from working with them."
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Perhaps understandably David – who did more than most to popularise the form – does not seem inclined to push the boat out any further this series.
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Jenner enlisted Bloomfield, whose father and nephews had died from smallpox, in his public relations campaign to popularise the new treatment.
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Let's hope he doesn't popularise the trend too much, making clubbers like gig-goers, staring at their screens all the time.
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Attending the festivals helped popularise the books – and now, with the TV series, sales in France have risen.
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Their sourcing of new venues is enough to popularise them, and when that happens they move on.
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