popularise
/ˈpɒpjʊləɹaɪz/
popularise verb: to make something popular.
Verb
popularise (third-person singular simple present popularises, present participle popularising, simple past and past participle popularised)
- To make something popular.
- Homer Simpson popularised the term "d'oh".
- Towards the end of August, the Southern Railway decided to adopt a novel form of publicity to popularise the services. Sandwich board men were employed at Charing Cross and Cannon Street to display placards, and distribute leaflet timetables, calling attention to the vacant seats on the services...1946 November and December, “Additional London-Dartford Services”, in Railway Magazine, page 386
- To present information in a form less difficult for the general public to understand or enjoy, especially by excluding details and jargon found in technical or academic publications.
popularise meaning in Kannada
popularise in Kannada
- ಜನಪ್ರಿಯಗೊಳಿಸು, ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಮೆಚ್ಚುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡು, ಜನರಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಡು, ಜನಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯವಾಗಿಸು
Examples of popularise in a sentence
- Towards the end of August, the Southern Railway decided to adopt a novel form of publicity to popularise the services.1946 November and December, “Additional London-Dartford Services”, in Railway Magazine, page 386:
- Special cheap day return facilities have been introduced to popularise the railbuses.1959 March, “Talking of Trains: Railbuses on the W.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 121:
Forms of popularise
| third-person singular present | popularises |
|---|---|
| present participle | popularising |
| past participle | popularised |
| past | popularised |
| alternative British English Oxford US | popularize |
Origin of popularise
From popular + -ise.
Words formed from popularise
Questions about popularise
- What does popularise mean?
- Popularise means to make something popular.
- What is popularise in Kannada?
- Popularise in Kannada is ಜನಪ್ರಿಯಗೊಳಿಸು, ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಮೆಚ್ಚುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡು, ಜನರಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಡು. See Popularise meaning in Kannada.
- How do you use popularise in a sentence?
- Towards the end of August, the Southern Railway decided to adopt a novel form of publicity to popularise the services.
- What part of speech is popularise?
- Popularise is a verb.
- How do you pronounce popularise?
- Popularise is pronounced /ˈpɒpjʊləɹaɪz/.
- What is the past tense of popularise?
- The past tense of popularise is popularised.
Words near popularise in the dictionary
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