popularization vs degradation

popularization and degradation both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of popularization include debasement.

popularization (noun)	degradation (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	a low or downcast state