universalize

[ yoo-nuh-vur-suh-lahyz ]

/ ˌyu nəˈvɜr səˌlaɪz /

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verb (used with object), u·ni·ver·sal·ized, u·ni·ver·sal·iz·ing.

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Also especially British, u·ni·ver·sal·ise .

Origin of universalize

First recorded in 1635–45; universal + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM universalize

u·ni·ver·sal·i·za·tion, nounu·ni·ver·sal·iz·er, noun

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How to use universalize in a sentence

Especially since that risk could be curbed with other anti-drunk driving measures and by universalizing anti-smoking laws at bars, restaurants, and other hospitality establishments.
Study: Smoking bans saved countless lives — could they have increased drunk driving?|Jerusalem Demsas|December 24, 2020|Vox
This juridical method descended naturally from the Jewish theocracy, of which Christendom was a universalization.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
The Manifesto went on to say that communism was not the subversion of existing principles, but their universalization.
Contemporary Socialism|John Rae
Universalization means socialization, the extension of the area and range of those who share in a good.
Reconstruction in Philosophy|John Dewey

Now it goes without saying that from this very universalization his language is corrupted and becomes vulgarized.
The Glories of Ireland|Edited by Joseph Dunn and P.J. Lennox

British Dictionary definitions for universalize

universalize

universalise

/ (ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make universal

Derived forms of universalize

universalization or universalisation, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for universalize

universalise

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