polarise

Other spellings

• (US) polarize

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpəʊ.lə.raɪz/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈpoʊ.lə.raɪz/
• (AU) IPA ^(key): /ˈpəʉ.lə.rɑɪz/

Verb

Plain form polarise

Third-person singular polarises

Past tense polarised

Past participle polarised

Present participle polarising

1. (transitive) If you polarise something, you cause something to have a polarity.