polarize

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verb

1. cause to vibrate in a definite pattern (Freq. 2)
- polarize light waves
• Syn:
polarise
• Derivationally related forms:
polarisation (for: polarise), polarization
• Topics:
physics, natural philosophy
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
polarise
• Derivationally related forms:
polarisation (for: polarise), polarization
• Hypernyms:
separate, disunite, divide, part
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
polarise
• Derivationally related forms:
polarisation (for: polarise), polarization
• Hypernyms:
separate, divide, part
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s