homogenize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
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to prepare an emulsion, as by reducing the size of the fat globules in (milk or cream) in order to distribute them equally throughout.
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to make uniform or similar, as in composition or function.
to homogenize school systems.
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Metallurgy. to subject (metal) to high temperature to ensure uniform diffusion of components.
verb (used without object)
verb
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(tr) to break up the fat globules in (milk or cream) so that they are evenly distributed
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to make or become homogeneous
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
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“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 • Feb. 8, 2026
Previously, the researchers determined that VFD's intense micromixing could produce clean biodiesel from used cooking oil and homogenize raw milk, but they hadn't used the platform to process more goopy liquids, such as shampoos.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024
This has happened before, of course — the moment when Twitter turned from good-faith salon to sinister outrage derby, or when Instagram, and its army of influencers, learned to homogenize joy and beauty.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024
This is storytelling as an act of resistance against colonialism’s effort to homogenize and erase.
From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2022
These documents are the expression of the need to unify, homogenize, and integrate forces in a world of relatively autonomous entities-national states-competing more for resources and productive forces than for markets.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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