homogenize

v., -nized, -niz·ing, -niz·es.

v.tr.

1. To make homogeneous.
2. 1. To reduce to particles and disperse throughout a fluid.
   2. To make uniform in consistency, especially to render (milk) uniform in consistency by emulsifying the fat content.

v.intr.
To become homogenized.

[From HOMOGENEOUS.]

homogenization ho·mog'e·ni·za'tion (-nĭ-zā'shən) n.
homogenizer ho·mog'e·niz'er n.

Homogenizing is usually considered a good thing, when applied to milk and other emulsions that undergo homogenization. But it's less desirable for mass culture, as referenced by David Brooks in The New York Times (writing about Al Gore):

"It reminds us that whatever the effects of our homogenizing mass culture, it is still possible for exceedingly strange individuals to rise to the top."

Link: The Vulcan Utopia - New York Times

Posted May 29, 2007.

See our Word Overheard blog to see interesting uses of strange words.

[huh-MAHJ-uh-nize] To create an emulsion by reducing all the particles to the same size. In homogenized milk, for instance, the fat globules are broken down mechanically until they are evenly and imperceptibly distributed throughout the liquid. Commercial salad dressings are also often homogenized.

v

Definition: make uniform
Antonyms: diversify

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To convert into material that is of uniform quality or consistency throughout; to render homogeneous.

Common misspelling(s) of homogenize

• homogeneize

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - homogenisere, gøre ensartet

Nederlands (Dutch)
homogeniseren, gelijkstellen

Français (French)
v. tr. - homogénéiser

Deutsch (German)
v. - homogenisieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ομογενοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
omogeneizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - homogeneizar

Русский (Russian)
гомогенизировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - homogeneizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - homogenisera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使均匀

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使均勻

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 균질이 되게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 均質化する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجانس يجعله متجانسا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮האחיד, עשה להומוגני‬

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