| 单词 | homogenize |
| 释义 | homogenize (once / 47089 pages) v To homogenize is to make something the same, or similar. When dairies homogenize milk, they mix it so the cream isn't separate from the rest of the milk, but instead all the liquid is the same consistency. When food processors homogenize milk, they make it uniform or alike, and when circumstances homogenize a neighborhood or school, the result is a group of people who generally all resemble each other. You might complain that high rents and gentrification in your town have homogenized it, leaving only wealthy professionals able to afford to live there. The Greek root, homogenes, means "of the same kind." WORD FAMILYhomogenize: homogenization, homogenized, homogenizes, homogenizing+/homogeneity: homogeneities/homogeneous: homogeneity, homogeneously, homogeneousness, homogenise, homogenize, inhomogeneous/homogenise: homogenisation, homogenised/homogenised: unhomogenised/homogenized: unhomogenized/homogeny: homogeneous, homogenous/inhomogeneous: inhomogeneity USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s important for us to be representational as people in communities and not get this xenophobic idea of living in this homogenized world. The Guardian(Oct 21, 2016) “Removing it is a continuation of a trend to homogenize the sport,” he said. Washington Times(Sep 28, 2016) The station has already attracted refugees from the commercial side of the Washington dial, which these aficionados dismiss as hopelessly homogenized. Washington Post(Aug 05, 2016) 1v cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing homogenize the main ingredients Syn|Hyper homogenise homogenise become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing equal, equalise, equalize, equate, match make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching 2v break up the fat globules of homogenized milk Syn|Ant|Hyper homogenise clabber, clot, curdle turn into curds change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action 3v become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing The two liquids homogenized in the blender Syn|Ant|Hyper homogenise homogenise cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing clabber, clot, curdle turn into curds change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
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