popularize
verb
pop·u·lar·ize
ˈpä-pyə-lə-ˌrīz 
popularized; popularizing
: to cater to popular taste
: to make popular: such as
a
: to cause to be liked or esteemed
a sitcom that popularized the phrase
b
: to present in generally understandable or interesting form
a popularized version of American history
Examples of popularize in a Sentence
a phrase that was popularized by its use in a hit TV show
Dream analysis was popularized by Sigmund Freud.
The book presents a popularized version of American history.
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Many online pointed out how Ta was using a technique popularized by celebrity makeup artist Ngozi Edeme, also known as Painted by Esther.
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Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Chocolate chip ice cream didn’t take off until the mid-20th century, and cookie dough wasn’t popularized until the 1980s by Ben & Jerry’s.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
By the mid-to-late-20th century, mass media helped popularize diets that promised rapid results through calorie restriction or highly specific food choices, such as the grapefruit diet and cabbage soup diet.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
Martha Van Rensselaer, who with her life partner Flora Rose later helped popularize the field of home economics, was born in Randolph, New York.
—USA Today, 9 June 2026
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Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Chocolate chip ice cream didn’t take off until the mid-20th century, and cookie dough wasn’t popularized until the 1980s by Ben & Jerry’s.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
By the mid-to-late-20th century, mass media helped popularize diets that promised rapid results through calorie restriction or highly specific food choices, such as the grapefruit diet and cabbage soup diet.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
Martha Van Rensselaer, who with her life partner Flora Rose later helped popularize the field of home economics, was born in Randolph, New York.
—USA Today, 9 June 2026
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“Popularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/popularize. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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