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Verb: depolarise  dee'pow-lu,rIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: depolarize)
  1. (physics, biology) reduce or eliminate the difference in electrical charge
    "Most cells of the heart slowly depolarise from their resting membrane potential";
    - depolarize
     
  2. (physics) reduce or eliminate the polarization of light or other electromagnetic radiation
    "The filter works to depolarise the reflected light";
    - depolarize

Derived forms: depolarised, depolarises, depolarising

Type of: alter, change, modify