Definition of Homogenize

1. Verb. Cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing. "Homogenize the main ingredients"

Exact synonyms: Homogenise
Generic synonyms: Equal, Equalise, Equalize, Equate, Match
Related verbs: Homogenise
Derivative terms: Homogenisation, Homogenization

2. Verb. Break up the fat globules of. "Homogenized milk"
Exact synonyms: Homogenise
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Antonyms: Curdle, Curdle
Derivative terms: Homogenisation, Homogenization

3. Verb. Become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing. "The two liquids homogenized in the blender"
Exact synonyms: Homogenise
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Related verbs: Homogenise
Antonyms: Curdle
Derivative terms: Homogenisation, Homogenization

Definition of Homogenize

1. Verb. To make homogenous, to blend or puree. ¹

2. Verb. Specifically, to treat milk so that the cream no longer separates. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Homogenize

1. [v -NIZED, -NIZING, -NIZES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Homogenize

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Literary usage of Homogenize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"m. homogenizer, homogenizing apparatus. homogénéisation, /. homogenization. homogénéiser, /•./. homogenize. homogénéité, /. homogeneity, homogeneous- ness. ..."

2. City Milk Supply by Horatio Newton Parker (1917)
"... a more bulky cream than before, which deception cost him heavily when at last it was discovered. Also, it is possible to homogenize other fats than ..."

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