5. Public sentiment; general passion. [R.]

A little time be allowed for the madness of popularity to cease.

Bancroft.

Pop`u*lar*i*za"tion (?), n. The act of making popular, or of

introducing among the people.

Pop"u*lar*ize (?), 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.

Pop"u*lar*i`zer (?), n. One who popularizes.

Pop"u*lar*ly, adv. In a popular manner; so as to be generally favored

or accepted by the people; commonly; currently; as, the story was

popularity reported.

The victor knight, Bareheaded, popularly low had bowed.

Dryden.

Pop"u*lar*ness, n. The quality or state of being popular; popularity.

Coleridge.

Pop"u*late (?), a. [L. populus people. See People.] Populous. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Pop"u*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Populated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.

Populating.] To furnish with inhabitants, either by natural increase or

by immigration or colonization; to cause to be inhabited; to people.

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