popularize

verb [vt. 及物动词]宣传，推广；使普及，使通俗化（=popularise）

Irving Brokaw, who had studied figure skating in Europe, returned to the U.S. and popularized the new sport.
欧文·布罗考在欧洲学习了花样滑冰，回到美国后推广了这项新的体育运动。