POLYMERISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does polymerise mean? 

• POLYMERISE (verb)
  The verb POLYMERISE has 2 senses:

1. cause (a compound) to polymerize

2. undergo polymerization

  Familiarity information: POLYMERISE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLYMERISE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they polymerise    ... he / she / it polymerises   
Past simple: polymerised   
Past participle: polymerised   
-ing form: polymerising   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause (a compound) to polymerize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

polymerise; polymerize

Hypernyms (to "polymerise" is one way to...):

change integrity (change in physical make-up)

Cause:

polymerise; polymerize (undergo polymerization)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

polymerisation (a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Undergo polymerization

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

polymerise; polymerize

Hypernyms (to "polymerise" is one way to...):

change integrity (change in physical make-up)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "polymerise"):

copolymerise; copolymerize (polymerize together)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

polymerisation (a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound)