popularise

/'pɔpjuləraiz/ Cách viết khác : (popularise) /'pɔpjuləraiz/
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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To make something widely known, understood, or liked by the general public: The core meaning involves taking a subject, idea, or product and presenting it in a way that appeals to or becomes accessible to a broad, non-specialist audience.
    • To make something common or prevalent: This involves bringing something into widespread use, acceptance, or fashion.
Usage

The verb "popularise" (also spelled "popularize" in American English) is transitive and requires a direct object. It describes the action of an agent (a person, book, film, etc.) that causes a concept or item to become popular.

Examples

  • Science Communication:

    • That television series popularised quantum physics for a generation of viewers.
    • The author aimed to popularise complex economic theories through simple analogies.

  • Products and Trends:

    • The company's clever marketing popularised the use of smartphones among older adults.
    • This chef is credited with popularising fusion cuisine in the city.

  • Ideas and Practices:

    • The movement sought to popularise the principles of sustainable living.
Advanced Usage
  • In a critical context: "Popularise" can sometimes imply simplification, which may carry a neutral or slightly negative connotation of diluting complexity for mass appeal.
    • Critics argued that the documentary popularised the historical event to the point of inaccuracy.
Variants and Related Words
  • Populariser/Popularizer (noun): A person or thing that makes something popular.
    • He was a great populariser of astronomy.
  • Popularisation/Popularization (noun): The act or process of making something popular.
    • The popularisation of yoga in the West has been remarkable.
  • Popular (adjective): Liked or admired by many people.
  • Popularity (noun): The state of being liked or supported by many people.
Synonyms
  • Promote: To help or encourage something to become more known or successful.
  • Propagate: To spread and promote an idea, theory, etc., widely.
  • Disseminate: To spread information, knowledge, etc., widely.
  • Vulgarize (often negative): To make something less refined or sophisticated for popular consumption.
Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Popularise" itself does not commonly form phrasal verbs. The action is typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms directly built on the verb "popularise.")

Verb
  1. make understandable to the general public
    • Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books
  2. 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

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