homogenize

/həˌmɑdʒəˈnaɪz/

Other forms: homogenized; homogenizing; homogenizes

To homogenize is to make something the same, or similar. When dairies homogenize milk, they mix it so the cream isn't separate from the rest of the milk, but instead all the liquid is the same consistency.

When food processors homogenize milk, they make it uniform or alike, and when circumstances homogenize a neighborhood or school, the result is a group of people who generally all resemble each other. You might complain that high rents and gentrification in your town have homogenized it, leaving only wealthy professionals able to afford to live there. The Greek root, homogenes, means "of the same kind."

Definitions of homogenize

1. verb

   cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing
   “homogenize the main ingredients”

   synonyms: homogenise

   homogenise

   become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing

   type of:

   equal, equalise, equalize, equate, match

   make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
2. verb

   break up the fat globules of
   “homogenized milk”

   synonyms: homogenise

   antonyms:

   curdle

   turn into curds

   type of:

   change state, turn

   undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
3. verb

   become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing
   “The two liquids homogenized in the blender”

   synonyms: homogenise

   homogenise

   cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing

   type of:

   change state, turn

   undergo a transformation or a change of position or action