definition of
popularize

[1] #1 popularize v. [popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalize, generalise] cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors". wn

[2] #2 popularize v. [popularise] make understandable to the general public; "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books". wn