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POPULARIZATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of making something attractive to the general public
Synonyms:
popularisation; popularization; vulgarisation; vulgarization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("popularization" is a kind of...):
debasement; degradation (changing to a lower state (a less respected state))
Derivation:
popularize (cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable
Synonyms:
popularisation; popularization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("popularization" is a kind of...):
interpretation (an explanation that results from interpreting something)
Derivation:
popularize (make understandable to the general public)
