Homer Simpson popularised the term "d'oh".
Source: wiktionary
Popularise
//ˈpɒpjʊləɹaɪz//
Synonyms for "popularise" (6 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Verb(2 words)
Strong matches (1)
Related words (3)
Verb(3 words)
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13 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived
2 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
15 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
43 translations across 23 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- папулярызава́ць verb (to make popular)
Bulgarian
1 entries- популяризирам verb (to make popular)
Catalan
1 entries- popularitzar verb (to make popular)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 大眾化 /大众化 verb (to present information in a form which the general public better understands)
- 推廣 /推广 verb (to make popular)
- 普及 verb (to make popular)
- 普及 verb (to present information in a form which the general public better understands)
Czech
2 entries- popularizovat verb (to present information in a form which the general public better understands)
- zpopularizovat verb (to make popular)
Danish
1 entries- popularisere verb (to make popular)
Finnish
4 entries- helppotajuistaa verb (to present information in a form which the general public better understands)
- kansantajuistaa verb (to present information in a form which the general public better understands)
- popularisoida verb (to present information in a form which the general public better understands)
- tehdä suosituksi verb (to make popular)
French
2 entries- populariser verb (to make popular)
- vulgariser verb (to present information in a form which the general public better understands)
Galician
2 entries- popularizar verb (to make popular)
- popularizar verb (to present information in a form which the general public better understands)
German
1 entries- popularisieren verb (to make popular)
Hungarian
2 entries- népszerűsít verb (to make popular)
- popularizál verb (to make popular)
Ido
1 entries- popularigar verb (to make popular)
Japanese
1 entries- 大衆化する verb (to make popular)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- popularisere verb (to make popular)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- popularisere verb (to make popular)
Polish
4 entries- popularyzować verb (to make popular)
- popularyzować verb (to present information in a form which the general public better understands)
- spopularyzować verb (to make popular)
- spopularyzować verb (to present information in a form which the general public better understands)
Portuguese
1 entries- popularizar verb (to make popular)
Romanian
1 entries- populariza verb (to make popular)
Russian
3 entries- популяризи́ровать verb (to make popular)
- популяризо́вывать verb (to make popular)
- популяризова́ть verb (to make popular)
Spanish
2 entries- masificar verb (to make popular)
- popularizar verb (to make popular)
Swedish
1 entries- popularisera verb (to make popular)
Ukrainian
1 entries- популяризува́ти verb (to make popular)
Welsh
1 entries- poblogeiddio verb (to make popular)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
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.
Source: wiktionary
Special cheap day return facilities have been introduced to popularise the railbuses.
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