Dictionary Check: popularize

"popularize" is a valid word!

Scrabble 23 points
Words with Friends 27 points

Definition

verb

cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use

Example: "They popularized coffee in Washington State"
verb

make understandable to the general public

Example: "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books"
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