popularize

popularize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

    From popular + -ize.

    Verb

    popularize (third-person singular simple present popularizes, present participle popularizing, simple past and past participle popularized)

    1. American and Oxford British spelling of popularise

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Portuguese

    Verb

    popularize

    1. inflection of popularizar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative
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