popularize
gb/pˈɑpjəlɚˌaɪz/ us/pˈɑpjəlɚˌaɪz/
C1
Kiingereza
Maana
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Kitenzi
C1
action
1
make something widely liked
To help many people start to like or use something.
Muundo wa matumizi:
popularize [something] (among/with [people])
Kosa la kawaida:
Do not confuse popularize (make something popular) with popular (already liked by many people).
Visawe
promote (Focuses on active advertising or encouragement.)
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spread (Emphasizes wider circulation, not necessarily making it liked.)
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bring into the mainstream (Highlights acceptance by the general public.)
Vinyume
suppress (Actively prevents something from being known or used.)
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discourage (Tries to stop interest or participation from growing.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
popularize an idea
|popularize a concept
|popularize a product
|popularize a brand
|popularize a trend
|popularize a style
|popularize a sport
|popularize a song
|popularize a term
|help popularize
Mada
media
|culture
|marketing
|communication
Mifano
- Streaming platforms helped popularize foreign-language TV series worldwide.
- The chef popularized the dish by posting simple recipes online.
- That campaign popularized the phrase among younger voters.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- Social media can popularize a new song quickly.
- She popularized the idea in her blog.
Kitenzi
formal
C1
action
2
explain for general audiences
To make difficult ideas easy for ordinary people to understand.
Muundo wa matumizi:
popularize [a subject/field] (for [people])
Kosa la kawaida:
Popularize does not mean 'make popular' only; it can also mean 'make easier to understand for the public,' especially about science, history, or economics.
Visawe
make accessible (Emphasizes reducing difficulty and barriers.)
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simplify (Focuses on making something easier, sometimes at the cost of detail.)
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translate (for a general audience) (Stresses converting expert language into everyday language.)
Vinyume
complicate (Makes something harder to understand.)
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obscure (Makes meaning less clear or harder to find.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
popularize science
|popularize psychology
|popularize economics
|popularize history
|popularize research findings
|popularize complex ideas
|popularize academic work
|popularize a theory
|popularize technical concepts
|popularize knowledge
Mada
education
|science
|media
|communication
Mifano
- Her podcast popularizes climate science without oversimplifying it.
- The book popularized ancient philosophy for modern readers.
- He writes articles that popularize new research for a general audience.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- This video popularizes basic physics for students.
- The author popularized the topic with clear examples.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
popularize
IPA
GB/pˈɑpjəlɚˌaɪz/
US/pˈɑpjəlɚˌaɪz/
Silabi na mkazo
pop - ular - ize (silabi 3)
Stress on 1st syllable (pop)
Maumbo ya neno
Verb
- Base: popularize
- 3rd Person Singular: popularizes
- Present Participle: popularizing
- Past: popularized
Familia ya neno
Forms
popularizes
verb
popularizing
verb
popularized
verb
Core family
popular
adjective A2
popularity
noun B1
Related words
popularly
adverb
popularization
noun C1
Negative and opposite forms
unpopular
adjective B1
unpopularity
noun
Advanced or less common
popularizer
noun
Semi
Bado hakuna semi zilizounganishwa na ingizo hili.