depolarize
de·po·lar·ize
transitive verb \(ˌ)dē-ˈpō-lə-ˌrīz\Definition of DEPOLARIZE
1
: to cause to become partially or wholly unpolarized
2
: to prevent or remove polarization of (as a dry cell or cell membrane)
— de·po·lar·i·za·tion \(ˌ)dē-ˌpō-lə-rə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
— de·po·lar·iz·er \(ˌ)dē-ˈpō-lə-ˌrī-zər\ noun
First Known Use of DEPOLARIZE
1818
Rhymes with DEPOLARIZE
accessorize, acclimatize, actualize, aerobicize, aestheticize, Africanize, allegorize, alphabetize, analogize, anatomize, anesthetize, animalize, annualize, antagonize, anthologize, anticlockwise, apologize, apostatize, apostrophize, arabicize, aromatize, automatize, bureaucratize, cannibalize, capitalize, categorize, catheterize, catholicize, characterize, collectivize, commercialize, commoditize, communalize, computerize, conservatize, containerize, contrariwise, conveyorize, cosmeticize, counterclockwise, criminalize, cross-fertilize, cut down to size, decentralize, decolonize, de-emphasize, de-energize, defeminize, deformalize, deglamorize, dehumanize, deionize, demagnetize, demobilize, democratize, demoralize, denationalize, deodorize, depersonalize, depressurize, desensitize, destabilize, destigmatize, detribalize, devitalize, diabolize, digitalize, disenfranchise, disorganize, economize, emblematize, emotionalize, epitomize, epoxidize, eroticize, eternalize, evangelize, extemporize, externalize, familiarize, fanaticize, fictionalize, floor exercise, fool's paradise, formularize, free enterprise, gelatinize, generalize, geologize, Hispanicize, historicize, homogenize, hospitalize, hypothesize, idealize, illegalize, immobilize, immortalize, impersonalize, Indianize, indigenize, infantilize, initialize, internalize, italicize, legitimize, liberalize, literalize, lobotomize, lysogenize, macadamize, marginalize, metabolize, metastasize, militarize, mineralize, monopolize, mythologize, nationalize, naturalize, parenthesize, philosophize, poeticize, politicize, popularize, prioritize, proselytize, radicalize, reorganize, revitalize, ritualize, romanticize, secularize, self-fertilize, sensualize, sexualize, sovietize, subjectivize, suburbanize, subvocalize, systematize, temporalize, theologize, traditionalize, trivialize, ventriloquize, visualize
de·po·lar·ize
transitive verb (Medical Dictionary)de·po·lar·ized or British de·po·lar·isedde·po·lar·iz·ing or British de·po·lar·is·ing
Medical Definition of DEPOLARIZE
: to subject (as a plasma membrane) to depolarization
—de·po·lar·iz·er or British de·po·lar·is·er \-ˌrī-zər\ noun
Variants of DEPOLARIZE
de·po·lar·ize or British de·po·lar·ise \(ˈ)dē-ˈpō-lə-ˌrīz\
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