popularization vs debasement

popularization and debasement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
popularization	Yes	No	No	No
debasement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, debasement is a hypernym of popularization; that is, debasement is a word with a broader meaning than popularization:

popularization: the act of making something attractive to the general public
debasement: changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

Other hypernyms of popularization include degradation.

popularization (noun)	debasement (noun)
the act of making something attractive to the general public	changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable	being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating