popularise

verb
/ˈpɒpjʊləɹaɪz/

Etymology

From popular + -ise.

  1. derived from populāris
  2. derived from populaire
  3. inherited from populer
  4. suffixed as popularise — “popular + ise

Definitions

  1. To make something popular.

    • Homer Simpson popularised the term "d'oh".
    • Special cheap day return facilities have been introduced to popularise the railbuses.
  2. To present information in a form less difficult for the general public to understand or…

    To present information in a form less difficult for the general public to understand or enjoy, especially by excluding details and jargon found in technical or academic publications.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at popularise. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at popularise. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at popularise

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA