popularize

动词 popularize:

1. cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
   同义词：popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalize, generalise
2. make understandable to the general public
   同义词：popularise

1. The series of books gained applause. We decided to popularize the method.
   这套书出版以来，在市场上反应良好，我们决定推广这种学习方法。
2. British-born American anthropologist whose books, such as The Natural Superiority of Women(1953), helped popularize anthropology.
   蒙塔古，阿什利生于1905英裔美国人类学家，其著作如女性的自然优越性(1953年), 促进了人类学的普及

pop.u.lar.ize

v.tr.（及物动词）
pop.u.lar.ized,pop.u.lar.iz.ing,pop.u.lar.iz.es
To make popular:
使流行：
例句：
A famous dancer popularized the new hairstyle.
一位著名的舞蹈家使这种发型流行起来

To present in a widely understandable or acceptable form:
使通俗化：使以大众能理解或接受的形式展现：
例句：
popularize technical material for a general audience.
向广大读者普及技术性刊物

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pop.ulariza.tion
pop.ulariz.er
n.（名词）