polarize

English

Alternative forms

polarise (UK)

Etymology

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊləɹaɪz/

Verb

polarize (third-person singular simple present polarizes, present participle polarizing, simple past and past participle polarized)

(transitive, US) To cause to have a polarization.
(transitive, US) To cause a group to be divided into extremes.

Derived terms

Translations

to cause to have a polarization

Catalan: polaritzar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Czech: polarizovat
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: polarisoida (fi)
Galician: polarizar
German: polarisieren (de)
Spanish: polarizar (es)
Tagalog: sataluktukin

to cause a group to be divided into extremes

Finnish: jakaa (fi), polarisoida (fi)
Galician: polarizar

German: polarisieren (de)
Spanish: polarizar (es)

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