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Noun: popularisation  ,pó-pyu-lu-rI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: popularization)
  1. The act of making something attractive to the general public
    "The popularisation of science through television documentaries has increased public interest in research";
    - popularization, vulgarization, vulgarisation [Brit]
     
  2. An interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable
    "The science writer's popularisation of quantum physics made the subject accessible to a general audience";
    - popularization

Derived forms: popularisations

Type of: debasement, degradation, interpretation

Encyclopedia: Popularisation