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depolarize

/diˈpoʊləɹaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
de-po-lar-ize
IPA
/diˈpoʊləɹaɪz/
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the polarization from something.

Transitive verb

verb

To demagnetize.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English polarize English depolarize From de- + polarize.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /diˈpoʊləɹaɪz/
  • British English: /diːˈpəʊləɹaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

depolarizes (present, singular) depolarizing (participle, present) depolarized (participle, past) depolarized (past)

Derived Forms

depolarizer nondepolarizing photodepolarize subdepolarizing

Synonyms

depolarise

Questions

How do you pronounce depolarize?
The recorded pronunciation is /diˈpoʊləɹaɪz/.
What does depolarize mean?
To remove the polarization from something.
Where does depolarize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English polarize English depolarize From de- + polarize.

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