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universalize
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u·ni·ver·sal·ize  (yn-vûrs-lz)
tr.v. u·ni·ver·sal·ized, u·ni·ver·sal·iz·ing, u·ni·ver·sal·iz·es
To make universal; generalize.
uni·versal·i·zation (-s-l-zshn) n.
universalize, universalise [ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəˌlaɪz]
vb
(tr) to make universal
universalization , universalisation n
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Verb1.universalize - make universal; "This author's stories universalize old themes"
universalise
extrapolate, generalize, infer, generalise - draw from specific cases for more general cases
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universalize [ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəlaɪz] VT → universalizar
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