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popularize (v.)
[popularize 词源字典]
"to make a complex topic intelligible to the people," 1833, from
popular
+
-ize
. Earlier "to cater to popular taste" (1590s); "to make popular" (1797). Related:
Popularized
;
popularizing
.
[popularize etymology, popularize origin, 英语词源]