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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
- 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 Word 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
Meanwhile, Neuheisel thinks there’s a possibility the polarizing Sanders, who skipped throwing drills at the scouting combine, could tumble down the board a bit.
There's a range of reasons why she's so polarizing, and Meghan doesn't have the phalanx of sympathetic insiders in the press that the Windsors do.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Taylor Swift — two women just as polarizing as Lively — both masterfully made their points by winning lawsuits with awarded damages of just one dollar.
As the country has become more polarized, there’s been criticism that journalism is now more about activism than news gathering.
Ultimately, people tend to be more polarized when they don't interact in a direct personal face-to-face way with people who have different views than they do.
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