universalize

[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 of universalize

First recorded in 1635–45; universal + -ize

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

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Examples from the Web for universalization

Historical Examples of universalization

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

British Dictionary definitions for universalization

universalize

universalise

verb

(tr) to make universal

Derived Formsuniversalization or universalisation, noun

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