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polarize
[ poh-luh-rahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to cause polarization in.
- to divide into sharply opposing factions, political groups, etc.:
The controversy has polarized voters into proabortion and antiabortion groups.
- to give polarity to.
verb (used without object)
- to become polarized.
polarize
/ ˈəʊəˌɪ /
verb
- to acquire or cause to acquire polarity
- to acquire or cause to acquire polarization
to polarize light
- to cause people to adopt extreme opposing positions
to polarize opinion
polarize
/ ō′ə-ī′ /
- To separate or accumulate positive and negative electric charges in two distinct regions. Polarized objects have an electric dipole moment and will undergo torque when placed in an external electric field.
- To magnetize a substance so that it has the properties of a magnetic dipole, such as having a north and south pole.
- To cause the electrical and magnetic fields associated with electromagnetic waves, especially light, to vibrate in a particular direction or path. The transverse electric and magnetic waves always vibrate at right angles to each other, but in ordinary unpolarized light sources, the direction of polarization of each wave is randomly distributed. Light can be polarized by reflection, and by passing through certain materials.
- See more at polarization
Derived Forms
- ˈDZˌ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ···· [poh-l, uh, -, rahy, -z, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ······ٲ [poh-l, uh, -rahy-z, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
- ··· verb (used with object) depolarized depolarizing
- non····· adjective
- ··· verb (used with object) repolarized repolarizing
Example Sentences
In the U.S., that mistrust has become deeply polarized, with a 22-point gap in trust in innovation between Democrats and Republicans.
And as we’ve stopped moving over the past 50 years, the country has become sharply more polarized.
The comments in the article, which published Friday, polarized République patrons who have strong opinions about Musk, the world’s richest man, who leads President Trump’s advisory team that he calls the Department of Government Efficiency.
As a deeply polarized culture and society, we could use a lot more of that dialogue.
Growing up in Georgia, Kostreva witnessed country music’s polarizing presence — ubiquitous, yet embraced only by those unafraid to claim it openly.
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