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popularize vs circulate

circulate vs popularize

popularize and circulate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
popularize No No Yes No
circulate No No Yes No
As verbs, circulate is a hypernym of popularize; that is, circulate is a word with a broader meaning than popularize:
  • popularize: cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
  • circulate: cause to become widely known
popularize (verb) circulate (verb)
make understandable to the general public cause to become widely known
cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use become widely known and passed on
move around freely from person to person or from place to place
move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
cause to be distributed
cause to move in a circuit or system
Difference between popularize and circulate

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