v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Popularized p. pr. & vb. n. Popularizing ] [ Cf. F. populariser. ] To make popular; to make suitable or acceptable to the common people; to make generally known; as, to popularize philosophy. “The popularizing of religious teaching.” Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]
[おくにかぶき, okunikabuki](n) Okuni kabuki; progenitor of modern kabuki, developed by Izumo Taisha shrine maiden Izumo no Okuni and popularized in Kyoto (early Edo period)[Add to Longdo]
[いっぱんか, ippanka](n) (1) generalization; generalisation; popularization; popularisation; (vs) (2) to generalize; to generalise; to popularize; to popularise[Add to Longdo]
[だるまうた, darumauta](n) (obsc) confusing song or poem (esp. used derogatorily to describe a style of middle-age Japanese poetry popularized by Fujiwara no Teika)[Add to Longdo]
[てんめいちょう, tenmeichou](n) (1) (See 天明・2, 蕉風) style of haikai or haiku from the Tenmei era (based on a return to the style of Basho); (2) (See 狂歌) style of comical tanka from the Tenmei era (popularized by Oota Nampo)[Add to Longdo]
[どうがく, dougaku](n) (1) ethics; moral philosophy; (2) (the study of) Confucianism (esp. neo-Confucianism); (3) (the study of) Taoism; (4) (See 石門心学) Edo-period popularized blend of Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings (popularised)[Add to Longdo]