homogenized
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4.9
- adjective
- /həˈmɒdʒəˌnaɪzd/
- Specialized
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homogeneizado
- Faceless, homogenized, and dull.
- become more homogenized
- too homogenized
- very homogenized
One result of this superficial view of homogenized global harmony was an unhappy counter reaction.
- One result of this superficial view of homogenized global harmony was an unhappy counter reaction.
- I would filter at filter my thoughts and put out content that was, for lack of a better word, sterile, homogenized.
Examples
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Alfonso Cuaron's 2006 film, Children of Men, not only suggests that the economic pressures on contemporary Hollywood directors differ little from those in the studio era, it also suggests that film style in the age of globalization is not as homogenized as many fear.
Academic text (2009) -
In this respect, the Hindus have become more homogenized, modern, and universalistic, and there is hardly anything to distinguish members of the different caste populations from each other.
Academic text (1994) -
Do they feel the courts are too slow and too homogenized?
Blog text (28) -
This is just regular old homogenized, pasteurized stuff.
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Social media, it has a homogenizing nature to it.
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Together, the monks form a homogenized, unified whole, represented by the church that they have constructed.
Academic text (2004) -
That fact, along with all the preceding information, might make it sound like my life is totally homogenized, but I don't consider it so.
Fiction book (1991) -
Concerning homogenization, despite your words, Clifford, two of us are very homogenized.
Blog text (1) -
"They have fine accents." "Language is as homogenized as beauty," Mendoza said, with an air of disapproval.
Fiction book (1993) -
The milk was homogenized to ensure an even texture and creaminess.
Synonyms
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3.7
Always the same in all parts and at all times
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6.6
Made of people or things that are all the same
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5.9
Made of parts that are all the same or very similar, for example people in a group
Made by mixing different parts so you cannot tell them apart
Having parts that are all the same kind
Antonyms
Compounds
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2.4
A kind of milk with the fat broken into tiny pieces so cream does not rise
How Uniform
Surface Forms
Morphology
homogenized = homogenize (transparent) = homo + gen + ize + d
A regular adjectival/past-participle formation from the verb 'homogenize' by adding '-ed', with a clear meaning of 'made uniform'.
Etymology
Homogenized comes from the Greek part homo- meaning 'same' and the idea of making things one kind, as in homogeneous. So, to homogenize something is to mix it until it is 'the same all through', which is why homogenized milk has a smooth, even texture.