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Verb: polarise  'pow-lu,rIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: polarize)
  1. (physics) cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
    "polarise light waves";
    - polarize
     
  2. Cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
    - polarize
     
  3. Become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation
    - polarize

Derived forms: polarises, polarising, polarised

Type of: alter, change, disunite, divide, modify, part, separate

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