Polarize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpəʊ.lə.ɹaɪz/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Polarize is a verb meaning (transitive, US) To cause to have a polarization.
Meaning
(transitive, US) To cause to have a polarization.
More Meanings
- (transitive, US) To cause a group to be divided into extremes.
Example Sentences
To polarize, and indeed, to artificially distinguish between the secular and the religious is to dismiss the inarguable Judeo-Christian foundation of contemporary secular institutions.
The deal has polarized Twitter employees, users, and regulators over the power tech giants wield in determining the parameters of acceptable discourse on the internet and how those companies enforce their rules.
Word Forms
- polarizes
- polarizing
- polarized
- polarise
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include focus, divide, polarise, repolarize, bipolarize, politize.
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