"universalize" meaning in English

See universalize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: universalizes [present, singular, third-person], universalizing [participle, present], universalized [participle, past], universalized [past]
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: 69 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 70 30 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
Synonyms: universalise Derived forms: universalizable

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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