viralize

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verb

To make viral

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Meanings

verbviralize (third-person singular simple present viralizes, present participle viralizing, simple past and past participle viralized)

present singular third person viralizes · participle present viralizing · participle past viralized · past viralized

  1. transitiveTo make viral

    How do I viralize a YouTube video and tip a Groupon deal?

    2012, Mung Chiang, Networked Life: 20 Questions and Answers, page 129
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    Specific news, such as the death of a celebrity, an important sports event, something related to public figures or even a TV show can be suitable for creating a hashtag easy to viralize.

    2015, Suzanne Borg, Become Your Own Community Manager and Succeed on the Web

    …how to viralize it (i.e., make it viral-ready) to be socialized in an interactive way.

    2017, Ali Rodan, Ja'far Alqatawna, Nashrawan Taha, Rizik Al-Sayyed, Social Media Shaping E-Publishing and Academia, page 12

Origin

From viral + -ize.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rivalizevizieral
Cite this entry
APA

viralize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viralize

MLA

“viralize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viralize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “viralize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viralize.

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