polarisieren
German, verb[polaʁiˈziːʁən]
polarisieren is a German verb meaning “to create electrical or magnetic poles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Schwingungsverhalten des Lichtes herausfiltern”.
What does polarisieren mean in English?
verb
- 1
to create electrical or magnetic poles.
- 2
to create a fixed direction of vibration from irregular transverse vibrations in natural light.
- 3
to polarize (to cause a group to be divided into extremes)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. ein Schwingungsverhalten des Lichtes herausfiltern 2. Gegensätze schaffen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of polarisieren
- polarisiert present singular third-person
- polarisierte past
- haben auxiliary
- polarisierend participle present
- polarisiere first-person indicative present
- polarisierst indicative present second-person
- polarisierest second-person singular subjunctive
- polarisieret plural second-person subjunctive
- polarisierten first-person indicative plural
- polarisiertest indicative preterite second-person
- polarisiertet indicative plural preterite
- polarisier imperative second-person singular
- habe polarisiert first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben polarisiert first-person indicative multiword-construction
- pol. abbreviation
- polarisiere! imperative singular
- polarisier! imperative singular
- polarisiert! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce polarisieren?
- [polaʁiˈziːʁən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to polarisieren
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is polarisieren in German?
polarisieren appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).