homogenize
Blend into sameness
To homogenize is to make uniform or consistent throughout.
Milk is homogenized by breaking down fat globules so cream doesn't separate and rise to the top.
The word extends to any process that reduces variety: Chain stores have homogenized the American landscape.
Critics use it negatively to describe the flattening of cultural differences or distinctive qualities.
Disperse one liquid throughout another
- mixCombine different elements
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
- fuseProtective melting wire
- meldBlend thoroughly together
merge · incorporate · intermingle · amalgamate · synthesize · coalesce · commingle · intermix
Absorb and incorporate fully
- conformBehave as expected
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- westernizeAdopt Euro-American cultural practices
- globalizeMake worldwide in scope
anglicize · monoculture · erasure · flatten · sanitize · whitewash · neutralize · genericize
Make regular or standard
- conformBehave as expected
- regulateControl by rules
- harmonizeBring into agreement
- calibrateAdjust for accuracy
align · codify · systematize · equalize · streamline · consolidate · synchronize · centralize
Not varying or contradicting
velvety · fine · processed · refined · emulsified · blended · seamless · continuous
emulsify
Disperse one liquid throughout another
meld · merge · incorporate · intermingle · amalgamate · synthesize · coalesce · commingle · intermix · compound
assimilate
Absorb and incorporate fully
- conformBehave as expected
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- westernizeAdopt Euro-American cultural practices
globalize · anglicize · monoculture · erasure · flatten · sanitize · whitewash · neutralize · genericize · corporatize
normalize
Make regular or standard
calibrate · align · codify · systematize · equalize · streamline · consolidate · synchronize · centralize · formalize
consistent
Not varying or contradicting
creamy · velvety · fine · processed · refined · emulsified · blended · seamless · continuous · unvarying
- mixingmix, stir, blend, shake, combine
- lab verbsanalyze, boil, calibrate, centrifuge, condense
- liquid foodssoup, broth, stock, gravy, sauce
- Business Strategiesexpand, diversify, outsource, merge, restructure
- camouflagecamouflage, woodland camo, desert camo, urban camo, snow camo
homogenizediversify
Expand into new areas
differentiate · vary · pluralize · individuate · particularize
homogenizecustomize
Alter to fit preferences
individualize · tailor · personalize · specialize · differentiate
- homogenized milkMilk with dispersed fat
homogenized, homogenization, homogenizing, homogenizes, homogenizer, homogenised, homogenise, homogenizers, homogenising