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   polarize

   /ˈpəʊlərʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. restrict the vibrations of (a transverse wave, especially light) wholly or partially to one direction: "some of the light is polarized so that it vibrates in only one plane"
   • 2. cause (something) to acquire polarity: "the electrode is polarized in aqueous solution"
   • 3. divide or cause to divide into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs: "the cultural sphere has polarized into two competing ideological positions"

   Derivatives

   • 1. polarizable adjective
   • 2. polarizer noun
   • 3. polarizability noun

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • Z

     10

   • E

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