u·ni·ver·sal·ize

[yoo-nuh-vur-suh-lahyz]
verb (used with object), u·ni·ver·sal·ized, u·ni·ver·sal·iz·ing.
to make universal.
Also, especially British, u·ni·ver·sal·ise.


Origin:
1635–45; universal + -ize

u·ni·ver·sal·i·za·tion, noun
u·ni·ver·sal·iz·er, noun
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universalize or universalise (ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəˌlaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to make universal
 
universalise or universalise
 
vb
 
universali'zation or universalise
 
n
 
universali'sation or universalise
 
n

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Universalize is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
It may include a call to action, or universalize the points in the text, or
  provide a brief summary.
Well, there isn't one, and it was tough to find one that would universalize the
  concept of cupcake.
The only way to eliminate this bias would be to universalize all means-tested
  benefits currently targeted toward single mothers.
That's because the filmmaker never finds a way to universalize the characters'
  experiences.
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