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  • verb To make homogeneous, to blend or puree.
  • verb Specifically, to treat milk so that the cream no longer separates.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb break up the fat globules of
  • verb cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing
  • verb become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing

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Examples

  • I think it is debatable whether replacing a franchised mini-market with a large-brand mini-market is particularly a bad thing, although it does serve to further homogenise the high street.

    West Hampstead: shopping, homogenisation and resistance 2010

  • IN a perfect world, you wouldn't need to homogenise or adjust anything, but the weather stations aren't perfect and the results are still pretty good.

    The hedgehog and the hyena EliRabett 2010

  • Shoot forward in time to the present and I have been wondering why it is that such a plainly doomed endeavour as trying to homogenise Europe into a single state acquires such pseudo religious adherence.

    Archive 2007-10-21 Newmania 2007

  • "Physical features will be driven by indicators of health, youth and fertility that men and women have evolved to look for in potential mates," says the report, which suggests that advances in cosmetic surgery and other body modifying techniques will effectively homogenise our appearance.

    Human Race Will Split Into Two Different Species | Impact Lab 2007

  • Shoot forward in time to the present and I have been wondering why it is that such a plainly doomed endeavour as trying to homogenise Europe into a single state acquires such pseudo religious adherence.

    The New Monks Of Europe Newmania 2007

  • These three groups take raw data and ‘homogenise’ it to deal with the anomalies caused by local variations and discontinuities.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • Mix in the sugar, cardamon powder, ghee to homogenise.

    Amras Malai Bhat and Amras Puri Anjali 2007

  • These three groups take raw data and ‘homogenise’ it to deal with the anomalies caused by local variations and discontinuities.

    The smoking iceberg 2009

  • Mix in the sugar, cardamon powder, ghee to homogenise.

    Archive 2007-06-01 Anjali 2007

  • It is easier for them to homogenise it than to recognise the complexities of human requirements and the subtleties required in educating future generations.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

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