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HOMOGENIZE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing

Example:

homogenize the main ingredients

Synonyms:

homogenise; homogenize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "homogenize" is one way to...):

equal; equalise; equalize; equate; match (make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching)

Verb group:

homogenise; homogenize (become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

homogenization (the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing

Example:

The two liquids homogenized in the blender

Synonyms:

homogenise; homogenize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "homogenize" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Verb group:

homogenise; homogenize (cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

homogenization (the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Break up the fat globules of

Example:

homogenized milk

Synonyms:

homogenise; homogenize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "homogenize" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

curdle (turn into curds)

Derivation:

homogenization (the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition)

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