hyperpolarize

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verb

To increase the polarity of something, especially the polarity across a biological membrane

Opposite
hypopolarize
OriginEnglish polarize ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér →
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Meanings

verbhyperpolarize (third-person singular simple present hyperpolarizes, present participle hyperpolarizing, simple past and past participle hyperpolarized)

present singular third person hyperpolarizes · participle present hyperpolarizing · participle past hyperpolarized · past hyperpolarized

  1. To increase the polarity of something, especially the polarity across a biological membrane

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
hypopolarize

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Englishpolarize
  8. Englishhyperpolarize

From hyper- + polarize.

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APA

hyperpolarize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperpolarize

MLA

“hyperpolarize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperpolarize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperpolarize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperpolarize.

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