depolarize

depolarise

/ (diːˈpəʊləˌraɪz) /

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verb

to undergo or cause to undergo a loss of polarity or polarization

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Derived forms of depolarize

depolarization or depolarisation, noundepolarizer or depolariser, noun

Words nearby depolarize

deplorable, deplore, deploy, deployment, deplume, depolarize, depolarizer, depoliticize, depollute, depolymerize, depone

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How to use depolarize in a sentence

President Obama has managed to depolarize the debate over Iraq and Afghanistan.
Obama Speech Looks Toward 2012|John Avlon|June 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Between these two prisms, however, is a solution of chemicals which will depolarize the light and allow it to continue.
Astounding Stories, July, 1931|Various
If you wanted to get the Pundit to look at his religion fairly, you must first depolarize this and all similar words for him.
The Professor at the Breakfast Table|Oliver Wendell Holmes (Sr.)
The second thing would be to depolarize every fixed religious idea in the mind by changing the word which stands for it.
The Professor at the Breakfast Table|Oliver Wendell Holmes (Sr.)