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Definition of "polarize" [po•lar•ize]
- To induce polarization in; impart polarity to. (verb-transitive)
- To cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions. (verb-transitive)
- To acquire polarity. (verb-intransitive)
- To cause polarization of light. (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 "polarize" in a sentence
- "Will Chinese society again polarize in a renewal of the class struggle?"
- "O'BRIEN: Does that calculation, though, and does the fact that the primary system, the way it's set up, kind of polarize candidates on both sides?"
- "Yesterday Judge Wilkinson weighed in with a plea to the president not to "polarize" the Fourth Circuit."
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