v.
Pronunciation: h ō - ' mä-j ə - ˌ n ī z, h ə -
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -nized ; -niz · ing
Date: 1886
transitive verb
1 a : to blend (diverse elements) into a uniform mixture b : to make homogeneous
2 a : to reduce to small particles of uniform size and distribute evenly usually in a liquid b : to reduce the particles of so that they are uniformly small and evenly distributed specifically : to break up the fat globules of (milk) into very fine particles
intransitive verb : to become homogenized
– ho · mog · e · niz · er noun