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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Stagnant communities, by contrast, tend to homogenize over time, as people conform to the views of those around them.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2025
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
There is no real ability to homogenize a plate of food in a restaurant.’”
From The Verge • Apr. 1, 2019
The shared brief episode of communism failed to homogenize these parts of the continent.
From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel
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