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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To represent in binary (base 2) notation
2. 2
   To convert (an image) to only black and white.
3. 3
   To dichotomize a variable.
4. 4
   To treat or represent a distinction as a binary or dichotomy.

   "How irony's conceptual doubling allows it to disrupt the binarized logic of despair/hope"

Synonyms

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dichotomize

Example

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"How irony's conceptual doubling allows it to disrupt the binarized logic of despair/hope"

Etymology

From binary + -ize.

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