- homogenize
- homogenize “make similar,” 1742, from HOMOGENOUS (Cf. homogenous) + -IZE (Cf. -ize). Sense of "render milk uniform in consistency" is from 1901. Related: Homogenized; homogenizing.
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homogenize — v. t. 1. To blend (a collection of unlike elements) together so as to make the whole uniform in character, composition, or function. [PJC] 2. Specifically: To blend separated liquids together so as to form a uniform emulsion which does not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
homogenize — (also homogenise) ► VERB 1) make homogeneous. 2) subject (milk) to a process in which the fat droplets are emulsified and the cream does not separate. DERIVATIVES homogenization noun homogenizer noun … English terms dictionary
homogenize — [hə mäj′ə nīz΄] vt. homogenized, homogenizing 1. to make homogeneous 2. a) to make more uniform throughout in texture, mixture, quality, etc. by breaking down and blending the particles ☆ b) to process (milk) so that the fat particles are so… … English World dictionary
homogenize — UK [həˈmɒdʒənaɪz] / US [həˈmɑdʒəˌnaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms homogenize : present tense I/you/we/they homogenize he/she/it homogenizes present participle homogenizing past tense homogenized past participle homogenized 1) to make conditions … English dictionary
homogenize — homogenization, n. homogenizer, n. /heuh moj euh nuyz , hoh /, v., homogenized, homogenizing. v.t. 1. to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous. 2. to prepare an emulsion, as by reducing the size of the fat globules in (milk or cream) … Universalium
homogenize — ho|mo|ge|nize also homogenise BrE [həˈmɔdʒənaız US ˈma: ] v [T] to change something so that its parts become similar or the same ▪ plans to homogenize the various school systems … Dictionary of contemporary English
homogenize — [[t]həmɒ̱ʤənaɪz[/t]] homogenizes, homogenizing, homogenized VERB (disapproval) If something is homogenized, it is changed so that all its parts are similar or the same, especially in a way that is undesirable. [V n] Even Brussels bureaucrats can… … English dictionary
homogenize — also ise BrE verb (T) to change something so that its parts become similar or the same: plans to homogenize the various school systems … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
homogenize — verb my job is to homogenize all you precious little individuals into one fighting machine Syn: make uniform, make similar, standardize, unite, integrate, fuse, merge, blend, meld, coalesce, amalgamate, combine Ant: diversify … Thesaurus of popular words
homogenize — ho•mog•e•nize [[t]həˈmɒdʒ əˌnaɪz, hoʊ [/t]] v. nized, niz•ing 1) to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous 2) coo to emulsify the fat globules in (milk or cream), causing them to be equally distributed throughout 3) cvb to make… … From formal English to slang
