单词 | unpopularize |
释义 | unpopularizev. transitive. To make (a person or thing) no longer popular; to render less popular. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > unpopularity > to make unpopular [verb (transitive)] discommend1578 disrecommend1691 unpopularize1792 1792 tr. in World 11 Sept. Our enemies..even attempt to unpopularise [Fr. dépopulariser] the National Assembly, in order to raise an usurped authority over us. 1795 L. Hopkins Democratiad 19 If it goes down, I'll bet my ears and eyes, It will the people all unpopularize. 1834 Spectator 8 Feb. 125/2 How deplorable is that system which has so unpopularized the Citizen Royalty. 1884 Nonconformist & Independent 24 July 723/3 Spontaneous emigration..unpopularised a noble cause. 1912 E. A. Powell Last Frontier v. 134 The irascible Englishman..further unpopularising himself by loudly cursing the cleanliness of the tub. 1981 Seguin (Texas) Gaz.-Enterprise 20 Sept. (Tele-Times section) 15/4 I knew the only way to unpopularize drugs was through the mass media. 2010 C. Coppernoll Screen Play viii. 71 The turbulence of the 1960s unpopularized Mouldain's work in favor of a more avant-garde movement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1792 |
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