"undergeneralize" meaning in All languages combined

See undergeneralize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: undergeneralizes [present, singular, third-person], undergeneralizing [participle, present], undergeneralized [participle, past], undergeneralized [past]
Etymology: under- + generalize Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|generalize}} under- + generalize Head templates: {{en-verb}} undergeneralize (third-person singular simple present undergeneralizes, present participle undergeneralizing, simple past and past participle undergeneralized)
  1. To apply something with insufficient generality.
    Sense id: en-undergeneralize-en-verb-e60tS9yl
  2. (linguistics) To use a word or phrase to refer to a smaller set of entities than it properly describes. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-undergeneralize-en-verb-GrC~aqVZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 40 60 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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