Popular

pop′ū-lar, adj. pertaining to the people: pleasing to, or prevailing among, the people: enjoying the favour of the people: easily understood: inferior: ( Shak. ) vulgar.— n. Popular isā′tion .— v.t. Pop′ularise , to make popular or suitable to the people: to spread among the people.— ns. Pop′ulariser ; Popular′ity , Pop′ularne , quality or state of being popular or pleasing to the people: favour with the people: a desire to obtain favour with the people.— adv. Pop′ularly .— v.t. Pop′ulāte , to people: to furnish with inhabitants.— v.i. to increase in numbers.— adj. populous.— n. Populā′tion , act of populating: the number of the inhabitants of any place.— adj. Pop′ulous , full of people: numerously inhabited: ( Shak. ) numerous.— adv. Pop′ulously .— n. Pop′ulousne . [Fr. populaire —L. popular is — populus , the people.]