Past tense of polarize
regular verb
The past tense of polarize is polarized. The past participle is also polarized.
Forms of polarize
| Base form (V1) | polarize /ˈpəʊ.lə.ɹaɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | polarized /ˈpəʊ.lə.ɹaɪzd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | polarized /ˈpəʊ.lə.ɹaɪzd/ |
| Present participle | polarizing /ˈpoʊ.lə.ɹaɪzɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | polarizes |
Polarized in a sentence
- The deal has polarized Twitter employees, users, and regulators over the power tech giants wield in determining the parameters of acceptable discourse on the internet and how those companies enforce their rules.2022 April 26, Cara Lombardo, Meghan Bobrowsky, Georgia Wells, “Musk Strikes Deal to Buy Twitter”, in The Wall Street Journal, volume 279...
- Fermions become polarized in a vorticular fluid due to spin-vorticity coupling.2016, Ren-hong Fang, Long-gang Pang, Qun Wang, Xin-nian Wang, “Polarization of fermions in a vorticular fluid”, in arXiv. From the entry vorticular
- Speaking of round sunglasses, these lightweight polarized ones and come in two shades of tortoiseshell as well as black and bronze.2023 June 26, Lauren Caruso and Jillian Tracy, “The 22 best sunglasses for summer, according to style experts”, in CNN, archived from the…. From the entry black
- Republicans and Democrats interpret individualism differently, and those divides are more pronounced than ever in our deeply polarized political climate.2020 May 19, Scottie Andrew, “America’s response to the coronavirus is the most American thing ever”, in CNN, archived from the original…. From the entry divide
- The point is that the JFK world is a very polarized world, and it does not reflect the general population.2016 August 14, Ralph Cinque, “There are two kinds of people: JFKers and non-JFKers”, in alt.assassination.jfk (Usenet). From the entry JFK
Meaning of polarize
- verb To cause to have a polarization.
- verb To cause a group to be divided into extremes.
Questions about the past tense of polarize
- What is the past tense of polarize?
- The past tense of polarize is polarized.
- What is the past participle of polarize?
- The past participle of polarize is polarized.
- Is polarize a regular or irregular verb?
- Polarize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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