counterpolarize

Verb

counterpolarize (third-person singular simple present counterpolarizes, present participle counterpolarizing, simple past and past participle counterpolarized)

1. To become politically radicalized in response to the opposition becoming politically extreme.
   • The costly attempts to counterpolarize Caracas in Ciudad Guyana did lead to a decentralization of production but not to one of control; all headquarters are still to be found in Caracas!1986, Roger K. Teszler, “The Economic Impact of Proximity: Colombia, Venezuela and the Caribbean”, in Henk E. Chin, editor, The Caribbean Basin and the Changing World Economic Structure, Groningen...
   • To many, the tempers over Ayodhya would complement the 17 months of the Akhilesh Yadav regime, run on the unbridled rhetoric of the likes of Azam Khan and riddled with religious clashes with obvious political gainers. The BSP has reasons to be concerned, as a religious divide could push minorities...2013 August 24, “Will UP see a playback of 1990s?”, in Economic Times, Mumbai: The Times Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025
2. To polarize in a manner that is opposite to or counteracts a previous instance of polarization.
   • Thus, with respect to the x axis, the silicon has a polarizing influence on the oxygen ion and the two cations have a counter polarizing action; with respect to the y axis, one of the cations polarizes the oxygen and the other counterpolarizes it; with respect to the z axis, the polarizing action...1967 January, V.I. Malkin, B.M. Mogutnov, A.G. Ryl'nikova, “Refraction of the Oxygen Ion in Three-Component Silicate Melts”, in Inorganic Materials, volume 3, number 1, page 124