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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. cause to vibrate in a definite pattern;
- Example: "polarize light waves"
[syn: polarize, polarise]

2. cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions;
[syn: polarize, polarise]

3. become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation;
[syn: polarize, polarise]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Polarize \Po"lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Polarized; p. pr. & vb. n. Polarizing.] [Cf. F. polariser.] To communicate polarity to. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

polarize v 1: cause to vibrate in a definite pattern; "polarize light waves" [syn: polarize, polarise] 2: cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions [syn: polarize, polarise] 3: become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation [syn: polarize, polarise]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "polarize": bump heads, confront, contend, contrapose, contraposit, contrast, counteract, face, front, lie opposite, match, meet head-on, oppose, pose against, put in opposition, set over against, stand opposed, stand opposite, subtend