French word

populariser

Pronunciation

IPA/popylaʁize/

Meaning

  • verbpopularize

Example

Nous devons populariser cette idée.

We must popularize this idea.

Illustration for populariser (popularize)

More examples

Il faut populariser la musique.

We need to popularize music.

Core concept

A message spreading until a large audience recognizes and adopts it.

Common phrases

  • populariser un concept

    popularize a concept

  • populariser la culture

    popularize culture

  • populariser la musique

    popularize music

Similar words

faire connaître: To let other people know that someone or something exists.
partager: To share information or material with others.
transmettre: To convey information or knowledge from one person to another.

Definition in French

Rendre ou diffuser quelque chose de manière à ce qu'il devienne connu et adopté par un large public.

Word origin

The verb populariser developed from the adjective populaire by adding -iser, with populaire tracing back to Latin popularis and populus.

Usage tips

  • Populariser is common in formal, media, and educational contexts, while faire connaître is often more natural in everyday speech.

Opposites

  • dépopularisermake unpopularverb

Related words

  • popularisationpopularizationnoun
  • popularisépopularizedadjective

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