polarize
verb/ˈpəʊləraɪz/
/ˈpəʊləraɪz/
(British English also polarise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they polarize | /ˈpəʊləraɪz/ /ˈpəʊləraɪz/ |
| he / she / it polarizes | /ˈpəʊləraɪzɪz/ /ˈpəʊləraɪzɪz/ |
| past simple polarized | /ˈpəʊləraɪzd/ /ˈpəʊləraɪzd/ |
| past participle polarized | /ˈpəʊləraɪzd/ /ˈpəʊləraɪzd/ |
| -ing form polarizing | /ˈpəʊləraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈpəʊləraɪzɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to separate or make people separate into two groups with completely opposite opinions
- Public opinion has polarized on this issue.
- polarize something The issue has polarized public opinion.
- [transitive] polarize something (physics) to make waves of light, etc. vibrate in a single direction
- [transitive] polarize something (physics) to give polarity to something
- to polarize a magnet
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