"genericize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /dʒɪˈnɛɹ.ɪˌsaɪz/ [UK] Forms: genericizes [present, singular, third-person], genericizing [participle, present], genericized [participle, past], genericized [past], genericise [alternative], generitize [alternative]
Etymology: From generic + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|generic|ize}} generic + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} genericize (third-person singular simple present genericizes, present participle genericizing, simple past and past participle genericized)
  1. (transitive) To make generic.
    (law, transitive) To turn into a genericized trademark.
    Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-genericize-en-verb-d4rdolXy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 5 21 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 60 8 14 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 5 10 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 5 18 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 4 15 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 70 5 12 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 70 7 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 73 5 10 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 63 7 18 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 72 6 12 10 Topics: law
  2. (transitive) To make generic.
    (pharmacy) To make generics out of.
    Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Pharmacy
    Sense id: en-genericize-en-verb-~TY7g2Yj
  3. (transitive) To make generic.
    (programming, transitive) To make more generic: usable in more contexts.
    Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-genericize-en-verb-TTtwMVTL Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  4. (transitive) To make generic.
    (transitive) To make generic: bland.
    Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-genericize-en-verb-XAAWHDKq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: generify [programming, computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] Derived forms: genericized trademark Translations (make generic): 普遍化 (Chinese Mandarin), geneeristää (Finnish), yleistää (Finnish), génériciser (French), generisieren (note: in technical languages, but not in law) (German), generiquizar (Spanish), coloquializar (Spanish), genericizar (Spanish), vernaculizar (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'make generic': 25 25 25 25

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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