Repopularises

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Causes something that had fallen out of favor to become widely liked or fashionable once more
2. Brings back the widespread appeal or popularity of something that had previously declined in favor
3. Restores broad public interest and acceptance to something that had become less popular over time

Etymology: "Repopularises" is the third-person singular present of "repopularise", which means to make something popular again. It is a straightforward formation: the prefix "re-" (again, anew) was attached to "popularise". The "re-" prefix comes from Latin, where it carried the same sense of repetition, and it has been productive in English for centuries, so it can be fixed onto almost any verb that makes sense in the repeated sense. The base word, "popularise", traces back to Latin "populus", meaning "people", the root of "popular" as well. The stem passed through Old French "populaire" into Middle English as "popular", and the verb ending "-ise" comes from Ancient Greek "-izein", transmitted through Late Latin "-izare", Old French "-iser", and Middle English "-isen". So "popularise" joins a family of verbs built on the same suffix, such as "realise" and "organise".

Synonyms: revives, restores, rehabilitates