"universalize" meaning in All languages combined

See universalize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: universalizes [present, singular, third-person], universalizing [participle, present], universalized [participle, past], universalized [past], universalise [alternative]
Etymology: From universal + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|universal|ize}} universal + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} universalize (third-person singular simple present universalizes, present participle universalizing, simple past and past participle universalized)
  1. (transitive) To make universal, to make consistent or common across all cases. Tags: transitive Translations (to make universal): yleistää (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-universalize-en-verb-kYQXonBM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of 'to make universal': 70 30
  2. (transitive) To consider or depict as universal. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-universalize-en-verb-jzTlhiKF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: universalizable

Verb [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} universalize
  1. inflection of universalizar:
    first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: universalizar
    Sense id: en-universalize-pt-verb-Db72-07V Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 7 65 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 4 79 7 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
  2. inflection of universalizar:
    third-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: universalizar
    Sense id: en-universalize-pt-verb-XjzzHBpK

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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