popularize

/pˈɑpjəlɚˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

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"Saudi yoga trainer Dr. Nouf Marwaai has also been honored with one of India’s highest civilian awards, the Padma Shri, for popularizing yoga."

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *poplos Old Latin populus Latin populus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin populārislbor. Old French populairebor. ▲ Latin populārisbor. Middle English populer English popular Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English popularize From popular + -ize.

popularizes (present, singular) popularizing (participle, present) popularized (participle, past) popularized (past) popularise (alternative)

depopularize overpopularized popularizable popularizer repopularize unpopularize

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The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɑpjəlɚˌaɪz/.

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American and Oxford British spelling of popularise.

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