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Polarize vs Solarize - What's the difference?

polarize | solarize |

As verbs the difference between polarize and solarize

is that polarize is (us) to cause to have a polarization while solarize is to subject to solarization.

polarize

English

Alternative forms

* polarise (UK )

Verb

(en-verb)
  • (US) To cause to have a polarization.
  • (US) To cause a group to be divided into extremes.

    • Derived terms

    * polarization * polarized light * spectropolarimeter

    solarize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * solarise

    Verb

    (solariz)
  • To subject to solarization.
  • (transitive, dated, photography) To overexpose.