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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The Borg represent our fear of erasure, of disappearing into a vast, flat, and uncaring bureaucracy, and are one of modern fiction's most deft updates to the existential horror first popularized in the fiction of Franz Kafka.
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Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Poppy seed dressing, popularized in the 1950s, combines sugar, vinegar, mustard, onion and oil with poppy seeds.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Seen on the likes of Pamela Anderson, Ariana Grande, and most recently, Vera Wang, the micro bang was first popularized in the 1950s by film ingenues like Audrey Hepburn.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
This crunchy and delicious throwback cookie was popularized around the 1950s.
—Macie Stump, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025
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Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Poppy seed dressing, popularized in the 1950s, combines sugar, vinegar, mustard, onion and oil with poppy seeds.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Seen on the likes of Pamela Anderson, Ariana Grande, and most recently, Vera Wang, the micro bang was first popularized in the 1950s by film ingenues like Audrey Hepburn.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
This crunchy and delicious throwback cookie was popularized around the 1950s.
—Macie Stump, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for popularize
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“Popularize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/popularize. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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