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pop·u·lar·ize
(pŏp′yə-lə-rīz′)tr.v. pop·u·lar·ized, pop·u·lar·iz·ing, pop·u·lar·iz·es
1. To make popular: A famous dancer popularized the new hairstyle.
2. To present in a widely understandable or acceptable form: popularize technical material for a general audience.
pop′u·lar·i·za′tion (-lər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
pop′u·lar·iz′er n.
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Noun | 1. | popularization - an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence" |
2. | popularization - the act of making something attractive to the general public degradation, debasement - changing to a lower state (a less respected state) |
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popularization
[ˈpɒpjʊləraɪˈzeɪʃən] N (= making well-liked, acceptable) → popularización f; (= making available) → vulgarización fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
popularization
[ˌpɒpjʊləraɪˈzeɪʃən] popularisation (British) n [sport, hobby] → popularisation f; [science] → vulgarisation f
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popularization
n → Popularisierung f; (= act also) → allgemeine Verbreitung; a popularization of Hamlet → eine Volksfassung des Hamlet
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