polarize-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: (cause to) become polarized (in contrast or conflict)

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1 POLARIZE (NP2)

Examples:
The debate has polarized the camps, reviving the age-old divide
between East and West.
The groups polarized in 1973.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: polarize.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3

Sense Number 2: cause to vibrate in a different pattern

Examples:
Basically, all light waves can be polarized (made to wobble only along a certain plane).

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1