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u⋅ni⋅ver⋅sal⋅ize

[yoo-nuh-vur-suh-lahyz]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -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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u·ni·ver·sal·ize   (yōō'nə-vûr'sə-līz')   
tr.v.   u·ni·ver·sal·ized, u·ni·ver·sal·iz·ing, u·ni·ver·sal·iz·es
To make universal; generalize.
u'ni·ver'sal·i·za'tion (-sə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
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