Meaning of counterpolarize | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To become politically radicalized in response to the opposition becoming politically extreme.
2. To polarize in a manner that is opposite to or counteracts a previous instance of polarization.

Examples

“The costly attempts to counterpolarize Caracas in Ciudad Guyana did lead to a decentralization of production but not to one of control; all headquarters are still to be found in Caracas!”

“To many, the tempers over Ayodhya would complement the 17 months of the Akhilesh Yadav regime, run on the unbridled rhetoric of the likes of Azam Khan and riddled with religious clashes with obvious political gainers. The BSP has reasons to be concerned, as a religious divide could push minorities towards the rival and even counterpolarize groups of Hindus.”

“I think that MAHA is the wrong answer to the right question. How would you think about beginning to formulate the right answer to that question rather than just counterpolarizing into a defense of the institutions or policies as they exist?”

“Thus, with respect to the x axis, the silicon has a polarizing influence on the oxygen ion and the two cations have a counter polarizing action; with respect to the y axis, one of the cations polarizes the oxygen and the other counterpolarizes it; with respect to the z axis, the polarizing action of the two cations is additive.”

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