popularize
verb [ T ] (UK usually popularise) uk/ˈpɒp.jə.lə.raɪz/ us/ˈpɑː.pjə.lə.raɪz/
(LIKED)
宣传，推广;使大众化
to make something become popular
It was Pavarotti in the 1980s who really popularized opera. 帕瓦罗蒂在20世纪80年代真正推动了歌剧的大众化。
(GENERAL)
使普及
to make something known and understood by ordinary people
Television has an important role to play in popularizing new scientific ideas. 电视在普及科学新知识方面发挥着重要的作用。