POLARISE

polarize, polarise

(verb) become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation

polarize, polarise

(verb) cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions

polarize, polarise

(verb) cause to vibrate in a definite pattern; “polarize light waves”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

polarise (third-person singular simple present polarises, present participle polarising, simple past and past participle polarised)

Non-Oxford British standard spelling of polarize.

Anagrams

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Word of the Day

24 May 2025

EARTHSHAKING

(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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