verb
Meaning 1
To cause to have a polarization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
polarize
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Australian: /ˈpəʉ.lə.ɹɑez/
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Australian: [ˈpəʉ̯.lə.ɹɑe̯z]
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verb
Meaning 2
To cause a group to be divided into extremes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: polarise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separate, divide, part
verb
Meaning 4
cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: polarise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separate, disunite, divide, part
verb
Meaning 5
cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- polarize light waves
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: polarise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
History
Etymology
From French polariser, equivalent to polar + -ize.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: поляризирам (poljariziram) — to cause to have a polarization
- Catalan: polaritzar — to cause to have a polarization
- Czech: polarizovat — to cause to have a polarization
- Esperanto: polarizi — to cause to have a polarization
- Finnish: polarisoida — to cause to have a polarization
- Galician: polarizar — to cause to have a polarization
- German: polarisieren — to cause to have a polarization
- Occitan: polarizar — to cause to have a polarization
- Polish: polaryzować — to cause to have a polarization
- Polish: spolaryzować — to cause to have a polarization
- Portuguese: polarizar — to cause to have a polarization
- Spanish: polarizar — to cause to have a polarization
- Tagalog: sataluktukin — to cause to have a polarization
- Catalan: polaritzar — to cause a group to be divided into extremes
- Finnish: jakaa — to cause a group to be divided into extremes
- Finnish: polarisoida — to cause a group to be divided into extremes
- Galician: polarizar — to cause a group to be divided into extremes
- German: polarisieren — to cause a group to be divided into extremes
- Polish: polaryzować — to cause a group to be divided into extremes
- Polish: spolaryzować — to cause a group to be divided into extremes
- Portuguese: polarizar — to cause a group to be divided into extremes
- Spanish: polarizar — to cause a group to be divided into extremes