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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
polarizes, polarizing, polarized |
| definition 1: |
to cause similar vibrations of (light waves or the like) to move in one plane or direction.
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| definition 2: |
to induce polarity in; cause to concentrate around opposite points.
An unpopular war can polarize a nation's people. |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become concentrated around opposite points.
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| derivations: |
polarizable (adj.), polarizer (n.) |
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