homogenizedadj.
/həˈmɒdʒɪnʌɪzd/ 1.
a. Rendered uniform throughout in composition or character; loosely, = homogeneous adj. 2.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective] > making or made uniform
macadamized1827
uniformized1866
uniformizing1899
homogenizing1913
homogenized1935
1935 G. E. Doan Princ. Physical Metall. iv. 140 The true solidus line of alloys of this kind is..determined..by reheating specimens of a completely homogenized alloy.
1959 Observer 29 Mar. 15/4 As for his [sc. the novelist's] 1980s these are just a little more prefabricated and homogenised than our time.
1964 M. McLuhan Understanding Media (1967) i. v. 60 The fragmented man creates the homogenized Western world, while oral societies are made up of people differentiated..by their unique emotional mixes.
1967 N.Y. Times (Internat. ed.) 11 Feb. 4/7 The time for studying people in different environments is running out. The world is becoming homogenized.
b. esp. of milk, cream, etc.: having the globules of fat reduced in size and distributed throughout the liquid; also of other emulsions (see homogenize v. 1b).
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the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective] > making or made uniform > of emulsions
homogenized1904
1904 Sci. Amer. 16 Apr. 315 Homogenized milk, a trade-name for milk which has been heated to 185°F. and forced by heavy pressure through a number of very fine openings.
1913 Pharmaceut. Jrnl. 24 May 734/1 Homogenised oil emulsions are permanent for an almost indefinite time.
1923 W. Clayton Theory Emulsions viii. 123 In America homogenised cream is extensively used in the manufacture of ice-cream, where a smooth texture is demanded.
1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 509/1 Homogenised milk is considered more quickly digestible on account of the fineness of the fat globules.
1963 Observer 5 May 9/5 A sales drive by dairymen to popularise homogenised milk and collect an extra halfpenny a pint is gathering momentum.
1969 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 24 Sept. 9/3 (advt.) Empress pure peanut butter. Homogenized, regular or chunk style.
2. Of various things in respect of each other: not readily differentiated; similar in nature, meaning, etc. (Used when an expected or desirable difference is not found.)
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the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective]
ylikeeOE
likeOE
anlikeOE
accordanta1325
of a (also one) mouldc1330
kindred1340
lichy1370
likelyc1384
alikea1393
ontinkela1400
evenly?c1400
similable?a1440
semble1449
of a sort1463
seemable1501
uniform1548
resembled1553
self-like1556
like-natured1566
resembling1573
kindlike1579
of the same, that, every, etc. feather1581
resemblant1581
marrow1585
similar1586
like-seeming1590
twin-like1599
connatural1601
similary1610
semblativea1616
otherlike1620
like-shaped1640
connate1641
homogeneous1641
consimilar1645
congenerous1646
resemblancing1652
congeniousa1656
congenerate1657
equaliform1660
congenial1669
similitive1678
symbolizant1685
synonymous1690
of akin1723
consimilary1736
like-sized1742
cogeneric1777
alike as a row of pins1785
congenerica1834
Siamese1833
congener1867
lak1881
sorty1885
homoeomorphic1902
homogenized1958
1958 Vogue Oct. 155/1 Beside this deeply particular tragedy, Mr Eliot's homogenized characters seem insufficient.
1959 N. Mailer Advts. for Myself (1961) 210 Each reference to yourself as individual as a carloading of homogenized words.
1970 N.Y. Mag. 16 Nov. 50/2 Even these words have become murky, homogenized.
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adj.1904