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Definition of "homogenize" [homogenize]

  • To make homogeneous. (verb-transitive)
  • To reduce to particles and disperse throughout a fluid. (verb-transitive)
  • To make uniform in consistency, especially to render (milk) uniform in consistency by emulsifying the fat content. (verb-transitive)
  • To become homogenized. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "homogenize" in a sentence
  • "It was also the job of Sejanes and An'desha to "homogenize" the incoming energies by mixing them, for a flood of only one kind might do the same thing."
  • "An increasing body of evidence suggests that the methods used to "homogenize" global temperature data were very effectively adding a warming bias to that data - a "thumb on the scale" that appears to account for a good bit of the observed warming."
  • "The three groups take raw data, and they "homogenize" it to remove temperature discrepancy's that occur when a station is moved to a warmer or colder location."