polarizar
Portuguese, verb/po.la.ɾiˈza(ʁ)/
polarizar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to polarize (develop electric charge on the surface of neutral dielectrics by the action of an electric field)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sujeitar à polarização”.
What does polarizar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to polarize (develop electric charge on the surface of neutral dielectrics by the action of an electric field)
- 2
to attract (concentrate on oneself)
- 3
to enthuse, galvanize
- 4
to polarize (divide around opposite poles)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sujeitar à polarização
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of polarizar
- polarizo first-person present singular
- polarizei first-person preterite singular
- polarizado participle past
- polarizares infinitive second-person singular
- polarizarmos first-person infinitive plural
- polarizardes infinitive plural second-person
- polarizarem infinitive plural third-person
- polarizando gerund
- polarizados masculine participle past
- polarizada feminine participle past
- polarizadas feminine participle past
- polarizas indicative present second-person
- polariza indicative present singular
- polarizamos first-person indicative plural
- polarizais indicative plural present
- polarizam indicative plural present
- polarizava first-person imperfect indicative
- polarizavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce polarizar?
- Brazil /po.la.ɾiˈza(ʁ)/
- Brazil [po.la.ɾiˈza(h)]
- /po.la.ɾiˈza(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
polarizar appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).