repopularize
Restore to fashion
To repopularize something is to make it popular again after a period of decline or obscurity.
A musician might repopularize a forgotten genre; a film might repopularize a historical figure.
The word implies deliberate effort or cultural shift that restores something to public favor: The documentary repopularized interest in the space program.
Restore consciousness or vigor
- reintroduceBring back into use
- resurrectRestore after ending
- relaunchBegin anew after pause
- reestablishRestore after interruption
reawaken · rekindle · reinvigorate · reclaim · recapture · reignite · re-emerge · remaster
Evoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
- yesteryearTime not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
halcyon · time-honored · heritage · tradition · heirloom · antiquity · classic · old-school
Spreading quickly online
- buzzworthyDeserving excited discussion
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- fashionableCurrently in style
- trendsetterOne who initiates styles
sought-after · rediscovered · fan-favorite · influential · zeitgeist · bandwagon
revive
Restore consciousness or vigor
- reintroduceBring back into use
- resurrectRestore after ending
- relaunchBegin anew after pause
reestablish · reawaken · rekindle · reinvigorate · reclaim · recapture · reignite · re-emerge · remaster · reboot
retro
Evoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
- yesteryearTime not long past
bygone · halcyon · time-honored · heritage · tradition · heirloom · antiquity · classic · old-school · reminiscence
viral
Spreading quickly online
- buzzworthyDeserving excited discussion
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- fashionableCurrently in style
trendsetter · sought-after · rediscovered · fan-favorite · influential · zeitgeist · bandwagon
repopularizeobscure
Unknown to most
bury · suppress · marginalize · sideline · phase out
repopularizeforget
Fail to recall
neglect · consign to oblivion · ignore · disremember · abandon
repopularizeunpopularize
Make something disliked
discredit · stigmatize · delegitimize · defame · tarnish