depopularize

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verb

To make no longer popular.

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Meanings

verbdepopularize (third-person singular simple present depopularizes, present participle depopularizing, simple past and past participle depopularized)

present singular third person depopularizes · participle present depopularizing · participle past depopularized · past depopularized

  1. transitiveTo make no longer popular.

Origin

From de- + popularize.

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APA

depopularize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depopularize

MLA

“depopularize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depopularize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depopularize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depopularize.

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