polarise

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A form of polarize — To cause to have a polarization.

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OriginFrench polariser →
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Meanings

verbpolarise (third-person singular simple present polarises, present participle polarising, simple past and past participle polarised)

present singular third person polarises · participle present polarising · participle past polarised · past polarised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of polarize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcause to vibrate in a definite pattern

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changealtermodify

verbcause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions

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separatedisunitedivide

verbbecome polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchpolariser
  2. Englishpolarise

From French polariser, equivalent to polar + -ise.

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APA

polarise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polarise

MLA

“polarise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polarise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polarise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polarise.

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