Homogenize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing

break up the fat globules of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːmoʊdʒənˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/hˌɛksəktɐhˈiːdɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˌɛksəktɐhˈiːdɹəl/

4 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːmoʊdʒənˌaɪz/.

Examples

homogenize the main ingredients
homogenized milk
The two liquids homogenized in the blender

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

homogenise

Antonyms

curdle

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing “homogenize the main ingredients”
verb	break up the fat globules of “homogenized milk”
verb	become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing “The two liquids homogenized in the blender”

Word Forms

homogenization	noun	the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition
homogenisation	noun	the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

homogenisieren

bewirken, dass sie gleich oder homogen werden, wie durch Mischen

🇫🇷French

homogénéiser

faire devenir égal ou homogène comme en mélangeant

🇪🇸Spanish

homogenizar

hacer que se vuelvan iguales u homogéneos como al mezclar

🇮🇹Italian

omogeneizzare

far sì che diventino uguali o omogenei come se fossero mescolati

🇳🇱Dutch

homogeniseren

ervoor zorgen dat ze gelijk of homogeen worden, zoals door vermenging

🇵🇹Portuguese

homogeneizar

fazer com que se tornem iguais ou homogêneos, como por mistura

🇷🇺Russian

гомогенизировать

привести к тому, что они станут равными или однородными, например, при смешивании

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समरूप बनाना

मिश्रण द्वारा समान या सजातीय बनने का कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

একজাত করা

মিশ্রণ দ্বারা সমান বা সমজাতীয় হওয়ার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒத்திசைவு

கலப்பதன் மூலம் சமமாக அல்லது ஒரே மாதிரியாக மாறுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సజాతీయత

కలపడం ద్వారా సమానంగా లేదా సజాతీయంగా మారడానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

एकरूप करणे

मिसळण्यासारखे समान किंवा एकसंध होण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

એકરૂપ બનાવવું

મિશ્રણ દ્વારા સમાન અથવા સજાતીય બનવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಏಕರೂಪಗೊಳಿಸು

ಮಿಶ್ರಣದಿಂದ ಸಮಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಏಕರೂಪವಾಗಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏകതാനമാക്കുക

മിശ്രണം വഴി തുല്യമോ ഏകതാനമോ ആകാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਰੂਪ

ਮਿਸ਼ਰਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਰੂਪ ਬਣਨ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہم آہنگ کرنا

مساوی یا یکساں بننے کا سبب بننا جیسے اختلاط سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

均质化

通过混合使变得相等或均匀

🇯🇵Japanese

均質化する

混合することによって等しくまたは均質になるようにする

🇰🇷Korean

균질화하다

혼합함으로써 동일하거나 균질하게 됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đồng hóa

làm cho nó trở nên bằng nhau hoặc đồng nhất bằng cách trộn

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้เป็นเนื้อเดียวกัน

ทำให้เกิดการเท่ากันหรือเป็นเนื้อเดียวกันโดยการผสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghomogenisasi

menyebabkan menjadi sama atau homogen seperti dengan pencampuran

🇲🇾Malay

menghomogenkan

menyebabkan menjadi sama atau homogen seperti dengan mencampurkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجانس

حتى تصبح متساوية أو متجانسة كالخلط

🇮🇷Persian

همگن کردن

باعث یکسان یا همگن شدن مانند اختلاط شود

🇹🇷Turkish

homojenleştirmek

karıştırılarak eşit veya homojen hale getirilmesine neden olun

🇮🇱Hebrew

להומוגג

לגרום להיות שווה או הומוגנית כמו על ידי ערבוב

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