pop·u·lar·ize (also popularise British English) /ˈpɒpjələraɪz $ ˈpɑː-/ verb [transitiveT] 1 POPULARto make something well known and liked 使受欢迎;宣传,推广 Bob Marley popularized reggae music in the 1970s. 鲍勃·马利在20世纪70年代让雷鬼音乐流行了起来。
2 CLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTANDto make a difficult subject or idea able to be easily understood by ordinary people who have no special knowledge about it 使通俗化,使大众化,使易懂,使普及 Skinner was the psychologist who popularized behavior modification. 斯金纳就是那位使行为矫正概念得到普及的心理学家。
—popularization /ˌpɒpjələraɪˈzeɪʃən $ ˌpɑːpjələrə-/ noun [uncountableU]