What does popularise mean?
Popularise means (transitive) To make something popular..
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/ˈpɒpjʊləɹaɪz/ · verb
(transitive) To make something popular..
Homer Simpson popularised the term "d'oh".
Towards the end of August, the Southern Railway decided to adopt a novel form of publicity to popularise the services. Sandwich board men were employed at Charing Cross and Cannon Street to display placards, and distribute leaflet timetables, calling attention to the vacant seats on the services via Nunhead.
Special cheap day return facilities have been introduced to popularise the railbuses.
Use popularise when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Popularise means (transitive) To make something popular..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Homer Simpson popularised the term "d'oh".
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