polarizar
Spanish, verb/polaɾiˈθaɾ/
polarizar is a Spanish verb meaning “to polarize, polarise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hacer una modificación en el flujo de las ondas para alterar su recorrido en determinadas direcciones, como…”.
What does polarizar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to polarize, polarise
- 2
to concentrate
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Hacer una modificación en el flujo de las ondas para alterar su recorrido en determinadas direcciones, como al reflejar o refractar un rayo de luz. 2. Dividir en dos direcciones opuestas. 3. Enfocar mucho las emociones o el ánimo en algo, generalmente omitiendo otras cosas.
verb: 1. Someter alguna parte de un aparato electrónico a una tensión fija.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of polarizar
- polarizo first-person present singular
- polaricé first-person preterite singular
- polarizado participle past
- c-z alternation
- polarizando gerund
- polarizada feminine participle past
- polarizados masculine participle past
- polarizadas feminine participle past
- polarizas indicative informal present
- polarizás indicative informal present
- polariza indicative present singular
- polarizamos first-person indicative plural
- polarizáis indicative plural present
- polarizan indicative plural present
- polarizaba first-person imperfect indicative
- polarizabas imperfect indicative second-person
- polarizábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- polarizabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce polarizar?
- /polaɾiˈθaɾ/
- [po.la.ɾiˈθaɾ]
- /polaɾiˈsaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to polarizar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is polarizar in Spanish?
polarizar appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).