動(dòng)詞 popularize:

1. cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
   同義詞：popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalize, generalise
2. make understandable to the general public
   同義詞：popularise

1. The series of books gained applause. We decided to popularize the method.
   這套書出版以來，在市場(chǎng)上反應(yīng)良好，我們決定推廣這種學(xué)習(xí)方法。
2. British-born American anthropologist whose books, such as The Natural Superiority of Women(1953), helped popularize anthropology.
   蒙塔古，阿什利生于1905英裔美國(guó)人類學(xué)家，其著作如女性的自然優(yōu)越性(1953年), 促進(jìn)了人類學(xué)的普及

pop.u.lar.ize

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
pop.u.lar.ized,pop.u.lar.iz.ing,pop.u.lar.iz.es
To make popular:
使流行：
例句：
A famous dancer popularized the new hairstyle.
一位著名的舞蹈家使這種發(fā)型流行起來

To present in a widely understandable or acceptable form:
使通俗化：使以大眾能理解或接受的形式展現(xiàn)：
例句：
popularize technical material for a general audience.
向廣大讀者普及技術(shù)性刊物

【引伸】
pop.ulariza.tion
pop.ulariz.er
n.（名詞）