recension, popularizer

Such a thorough recension has been possible because....

The O.E.D. already provide popularizers with unlimited material.

recension
(rĭ-sĕn'shən)
n.

1. A critical revision of a text incorporating the most plausible elements found in varying sources.
2. A text so revised.

[Latin recēnsiō, recēnsiōn-, a reviewing, from recēnsēre, to review : re-, re- + cēnsēre, to estimate.]

popularize

(pŏp'yə-lə-rīz')
tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

1. To make popular: A famous dancer popularized the new hairstyle.
2. To present in a widely understandable or acceptable form: popularize technical material for a general audience.

popularization pop'u·lar·i·za'tion (-lər-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
popularizer pop'u·lar·iz'er n.