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popularize verb
1 popularize Cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use:— They popularized coffee in Washington State.
synonyms: generalise , generalize , popularise , vulgarise , vulgarize .
Roget 518 :
be intelligible
etc.
adj.;
speak for itself ,
speak volumes ;
tell its own tale ,
lie on the surface .
render intelligible
etc.
adj.;
popularize ,
simplify ,
clear up ;
elucidate
etc.
(explain)
522 .
understand ,
comprehend ,
take ,
take in ;
catch ,
grasp ,
follow ,
collect ,
master ,
make out ;
see with half an eye ,
see daylight ,
see one's way ;
enter into the ideas of ;
come to an understanding .
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Roget 522 :
interpret ,
explain ,
define ,
construe ,
translate ,
render ;
do into ,
turn into ;
transfuse the sense of .
find out
etc.
480.1
the meaning of ,
etc.
516
read ;
spell out ,
make out ;
decipher ,
unravel ,
disentangle ;
find the key of ,
enucleate ,
resolve ,
solve ;
read between the lines .
account for ;
find the cause ,
tell the cause of
etc.
153 ;
throw light upon ,
shed light upon ,
shed new light upon ,
shed fresh light upon ;
clear up ,
clarify ,
elucidate .
illustrate ,
exemplify ;
unfold ,
expound ,
comment upon ,
annotate ;
popularize
etc.
(render intelligible)
518 .
take in a particular sense ,
understand in a particular sense ,
receive in a particular sense ,
accept in a particular sense ;
understand by ,
put a construction on ,
be given to understand .
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Roget 705 :
be easy
etc.
adj.;
go on smoothly ,
run smoothly ;
have full play
etc.
n.;
go on all fours ,
run on all fours ;
obey the helm ,
work well .
flow with the stream ,
swim with the stream ,
drift with the stream ,
go with the stream ,
flow with the tide ,
drift with the tide ;
see one's way ;
have all one's own way ,
have the game in one's own hands ;
walk over the course ,
win at a canter ;
make light of ,
make nothing of ,
make no bones of .
be at home in ,
make it look easy ,
do it with one's eyes closed ,
do it in one's sleep
etc.
(skillful)
698 .
render easy
etc.
adj.;
facilitate ,
smooth ,
ease ;
popularize ;
lighten ,
lighten the labor ;
free ,
clear ;
disencumber ,
disembarrass ,
disentangle ,
disengage ;
deobstruct † ,
unclog ,
extricate ,
unravel ;
untie the knot ,
cut the knot ;
disburden ,
unload ,
exonerate ,
emancipate ,
free from ,
deoppilate † ;
humor
etc.
(aid)
707 ;
lubricate
etc.
332 ;
relieve
etc.
834 .
leave a hole to creep out of ,
leave a loophole ,
leave the matter open ;
give the reins to ,
give full play ,
give full swing ;
make way for ;
open the door to ,
open the way ,
prepare the ground ,
smooth the ground ,
clear the ground ,
open the way ,
open the path ,
open the road ;
pave the way ,
bridge over ;
permit
etc.
760 .
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Roget 829 :
cause pleasure ,
produce pleasure ,
create pleasure ,
give pleasure ,
afford pleasure ,
procure pleasure ,
offer pleasure ,
present pleasure ,
yield pleasure
etc.
827 .
please ,
charm ,
delight ,
becharm † ,
imparadise † ;
gladden
etc.
(make cheerful)
836 ;
take ,
captivate ,
fascinate ;
enchant ,
entrance ,
enrapture ,
transport ,
bewitch ;
enravish † .
bless ,
beatify ;
satisfy ;
gratify ,
desire ;
etc.
865 ;
slake ,
satiate ,
quench ;
indulge ,
humor ,
flatter ,
tickle ;
tickle the palate
etc.
(savory)
394 ;
regale ,
refresh ;
enliven ;
treat ;
amuse
etc.
840 ;
take one's fancy ,
tickle one's fancy ,
hit one's fancy ;
meet one's wishes ;
win the heart ,
gladden the heart ,
rejoice the heart ,
warm the cockles of the heart ;
do one's heart good .
attract ,
allure
etc.
(move)
615 ;
stimulate
etc.
(excite)
824 ;
interest .
make things pleasant ,
popularize ,
gild the pill ,
sugar-coat the pill ,
sweeten .
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Dutch: populariseren, vulgariseren
2 popularize Make understandable to the general public:— Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books.
synonym: popularise .
Moby thesaurus: account for , allegorize , clarify , clear up , coarsen , crack , decipher , demonstrate , demythologize , elucidate , enlighten , euhemerize , exemplify , explain , explain away , explicate , exposit , expound , get across , get over , give reason for , give the meaning , illuminate , illustrate , make clear , make it clear , make plain , put across , put over , rationalize , shed light upon , show , show how , show the way , simplify , solve , spell out , throw light upon , unfold , unlock , unravel , vulgarize ... show more .
popularized adjective
Roget 518 :
intelligible ;
clear ,
clear as day ,
clear as noonday ;
lucid ;
perspicuous ,
transpicuous † ;
luminous ,
transparent .
easily understood ,
easy to understand ,
for the million ,
intelligible to the meanest capacity ,
popularized .
plain ,
distinct ,
explicit ;
positive ;
definite
etc.
(precise)
494 .
graphic ;
expressive
etc.
(meaning)
516 ;
illustrative
etc.
(explanatory)
522 .
unambiguous ,
unequivocal ,
unmistakable
etc.
(manifest)
525 ;
unconfused ;
legible ,
recognizable ;
obvious
etc.
525 .
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