homogenize

American  

[huh-moj-uh-nahyz, hoh-] / həˈmɒdʒ əˌnaɪz, hoʊ- /

especially British, homogenise

verb (used with object)

homogenized, homogenizing

1. to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.

2. to prepare an emulsion, as by reducing the size of the fat globules in (milk or cream) in order to distribute them equally throughout.

3. to make uniform or similar, as in composition or function.

   to homogenize school systems.

4. Metallurgy. to subject (metal) to high temperature to ensure uniform diffusion of components.

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verb (used without object)

homogenized, homogenizing

1. to become homogenized.

homogenize British  

/ hɒˈmɒdʒɪˌnaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to break up the fat globules in (milk or cream) so that they are evenly distributed

2. to make or become homogeneous

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Other Word Forms

• homogenization noun
• homogenizer noun
• overhomogenize verb (used with object)
• unhomogenized adjective

Etymology

Origin of homogenize

First recorded in 1885–90; homogen(eous) + -ize

Example Sentences

“Crash” eschewed Charli’s typical boundary-pushing electronic sound to aim for something notably more commercial, and, ever the rebel, Charli attempted to homogenize this marketable music with visual ideas that were more to her own taste.

From Salon

“I do get wary of anything that homogenizes us.”

From Los Angeles Times

Then there are the theater industry giants in big cities and suburban malls, which have automated, insulated and homogenized the moviegoing experience for most Americans.

From Salon

“The reason an artist cuts through is because their work is singular and it isn’t homogenized,” Buckley says.

From Los Angeles Times

This is the future of media: Personalized, not homogenized.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• accommodate
• adapt
• blend in