Meanings
verbrepopularise (third-person singular simple present repopularises, present participle repopularising, simple past and past participle repopularised)
present singular third person repopularises · participle present repopularising · participle past repopularised · past repopularised · alternative repopularize
- UKtransitiveTo make popular again.
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Italic*poplos
- Old Latinpopulus
- Latinpopulus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinpopulāri
- Old Frenchpopulaire
- Latinpopulāris
- Middle Englishpopuler
- Englishpopular
- Englishpopularise
- Englishrepopularise
From re- + popularise.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
repopularise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repopularise
MLA
“repopularise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repopularise. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “repopularise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/repopularise.
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