polarize
verb (used with object)
to cause polarization in.
polarise
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a variation of
polarize.
Example Sentences
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The scientists noted that flies can be attracted to animals due to factors like their smell, shape, movement, colour - as well as how they polarise light, which black and white stripes do.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025
Special mirrors are used to direct and polarise the neutrons.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 29, 2024
On Thursday, Gulsen apologised to anyone offended by her remarks, saying they were seized upon by some who want to polarise society.
From Reuters ● Aug. 26, 2022
With remarkable speed, this most private of matters was beginning to polarise along extremely public battle lines.
From The Guardian ● May 3, 2020
The hydrogen diminishes the value of the copper, the current grows weaker, and the cell is said to "polarise."
From The Story of Electricity by John Munro
