v.
Pronunciation: ˌ h ī -p ə r- ' p ō -l ə - ˌ r ī z
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1946
: to produce an increase in potential difference across (a biological membrane)
intransitive verb : to undergo or produce an increase in potential difference across something
– hy · per · po · lar · i · za · tion \ - ˌ p ō -l ə -r ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun