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popularizer Meaning & Definition

ˈpä-pyə-lə-ˌrīz

What Does Popularizer Mean?

Popularizer is a verb that means to cater to popular taste. It is also used to mean to make popular.

Quick Facts About Popularizer

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ˈpä-pyə-lə-ˌrīz/
Syllables4

Popularizer Definition (Verb)

  1. to cater to popular taste
  2. to make popular: such as
  3. to cause to be liked or esteemed

    a sitcom that popularized the phrase

  4. to present in generally understandable or interesting form

    a popularized version of American history

Synonyms of Popularizer

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Antonyms of Popularizer

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Popularizer in a Sentence

a sitcom that popularized the phrase

a popularized version of American history

Word Forms & Grammar

pop·u·lar·ized

pop·u·lar·iz·ing

pop·u·lar·i·za·tion noun

pop·u·lar·iz·er noun

popularization

popularizations

popularize

popularized

popularizer

popularizers

popularizes

popularizing

popularizer (plural popularizers)

Words That Rhyme With Popularizer

Origin of Popularizer

Origin 1: probably borrowed from French populariser "to present in a favorable light, make popular," from populaire popular + -iser -ize

Origin 2: From popularize + -er.

First Known Use

1593i

Pronouncing Popularizer

The standard pronunciation of popularizer is /ˈpä-pyə-lə-ˌrīz/, spoken in 4 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (pä).

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