[syn: homogenize, homogenise]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
homogenize \homogenize\ v. t.
1. To blend (a collection of unlike elements) together so as
to make the whole uniform in character, composition, or
function.
[PJC]
2. Specifically: To blend separated liquids together so as to
form a uniform emulsion which does not separate out into
its original constituents on standing; -- used especially
of milk; as, most milk sold in cartons is pasteurized and
homogenized.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
homogenize
v 1: cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing;
"homogenize the main ingredients" [syn: homogenize,
homogenise]
2: break up the fat globules of; "homogenized milk" [syn:
homogenize, homogenise] [ant: clabber, clot,
curdle]
3: become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing; "The two liquids
homogenized in the blender" [syn: homogenize, homogenise]
[ant: clabber, clot, curdle]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
59 Moby Thesaurus words for "homogenize":
admix, alloy, amalgamate, assimilate to, balance, bemingle, blend,
coalesce, combine, commingle, commix, compose, compound, concoct,
conglomerate, damp, emulsify, equalize, equilibrize, even, flatten,
fuse, harmonize, hash, immingle, immix, integrate, interblend,
interlace, interlard, intermingle, intermix, intertwine,
interweave, jumble, knead, level, make uniform, merge, mingle,
mingle-mangle, mix, mix up, normalize, regularize, regulate,
scramble, shuffle, smooth, stabilize, standardize, stereotype,
stir up, symmetrize, syncretize, throw together, toss together,
uniformize, work