[syn: popularization, popularisation, vulgarization, vulgarisation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Popularization \Pop`u*lar*i*za"tion\, n.
The act of making popular, or of introducing among the
people.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
popularization
n 1: an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable
[syn: popularization, popularisation]
2: the act of making something attractive to the general public
[syn: popularization, popularisation, vulgarization,
vulgarisation]