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to repopularize

to repopularize

5.3
Make something popular again after it becomes less popular
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈpɒpjʊləraɪz/
translation icon : repopularizar
  • His efforts to repopularize old-fashioned dances were a hit at the community center.

Examples

  • By launching a retro-themed event, the organizers hope to repopularize traditional games that have fallen out of style.

  • And historically, it will stand as the game that reinvented or at least repopularized adventure games."

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  • That would appear to debunk the Australian origin theory, though Oz may have preserved and repopularized it.

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  • The new marketing campaign aims to repopularize the classic brand among younger consumers.

Synonyms

to revive
vsto repopularize
104 4.2

Make something active or popular again after a time of being forgotten

focuses specifically on restoring popularity rather than life or activity
to resurrect
vsto repopularize
42 6.8

Bring something back into use after it was forgotten

targets restoring popularity specifically rather than merely regaining attention or use
to make a comeback
vsto repopularize
33 3.5

To become popular or successful again after a time away

means to cause that return rather than the thing returning on its own
to popularize
vsto repopularize
  • US
21 4.2

To make an idea, activity, or subject known and liked by many people

means to make it popular again after a prior decline rather than initially

Antonyms

531 1.2

To slowly become less visible, bright, or loud

How Popular

to repopularize
5.3
to popularize
  • US
21 4.2
to promote
252 3.5

Surface Forms

repopularize infinitive
repopularized past participle
repopularizing present participle
repopularizes third person singular

Morphology

repopularize = popularize (transparent) = re + popular + ize

Adding 're-' to 'popularize' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'make popular again'.

Etymology

Repopularize is made from re- meaning 'again' and popular meaning 'liked by many people'. So to repopularize something is to make it 'popular again'.