POPULARIZE Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the word popularize. (close relations)
Definition of POPULARIZE
Best Alternative Words for POPULARIZE
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popularise | verbv | |||||||
verb • cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use • make understandable to the general public | ||||||||
advertise | verbv | |||||||
verb • call attention to • make publicity for; try to sell (a product) | ||||||||
circulate | verbv | |||||||
verb • become widely known and passed on • cause to become widely known • cause to be distributed • move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point • cause to move in a circuit or system • move around freely from person to person or from place to place | ||||||||
disseminate | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to become widely known | ||||||||
promote | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
verb • contribute to the progress or growth of • give a promotion to or assign to a higher position • make publicity for; try to sell (a product) • be changed for a superior chess or checker piece • change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent | ||||||||
propagate | verbv | |||||||
verb • transmit from one generation to the next • travel through the air • transmit • become distributed or widespread • transmit or cause to broaden or spread • cause to become widely known • cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering • multiply sexually or asexually | ||||||||
publicize | verbv | |||||||
verb • make public • call attention to | ||||||||
spread | verbv | |||||||
noun • process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space • a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures • farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) • a haphazard distribution in all directions • a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes • a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed • two facing pages of a book or other publication • the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age) • decorative cover for a bed • act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time adjective satellite • distributed or spread over a considerable extent • prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out • fully extended in width verb • distribute or disperse widely • become distributed or widespread • spread across or over • spread out or open from a closed or folded state • cause to become widely known • become widely known and passed on • strew or distribute over an area • move outward • cover by spreading something over • distribute over a surface in a layer | ||||||||
generalise | verbv | |||||||
verb • speak or write in generalities • draw from specific cases for more general cases • cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use • become systemic and spread throughout the body | ||||||||
generalize | verbv | |||||||
verb • draw from specific cases for more general cases • speak or write in generalities • cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use • become systemic and spread throughout the body | ||||||||
vulgarise | verbv | |||||||
verb • cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use • debase and make vulgar • act in a vulgar manner | ||||||||
vulgarize | verbv | |||||||
verb • cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use • debase and make vulgar • act in a vulgar manner |