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u·ni·ver·sal·ize
(yo͞o′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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universalize
(ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəˌlaɪz) oruniversalise
vb
(tr) to make universal
ˌuniˌversaliˈzation, ˌuniˌversaliˈsation n
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u•ni•ver•sal•ize
(ˌyu nəˈvɜr səˌlaɪz)v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
to make universal.
[1635–45]
u`ni•ver`sal•i•za′tion, n.
u`ni•ver′sal•iz`er, n.
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universalize
Past participle: universalized
Gerund: universalizing
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| universalize |
| universalize |
| Present |
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| I universalize |
| you universalize |
| he/she/it universalizes |
| we universalize |
| you universalize |
| they universalize |
| Preterite |
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| I universalized |
| you universalized |
| he/she/it universalized |
| we universalized |
| you universalized |
| they universalized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am universalizing |
| you are universalizing |
| he/she/it is universalizing |
| we are universalizing |
| you are universalizing |
| they are universalizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have universalized |
| you have universalized |
| he/she/it has universalized |
| we have universalized |
| you have universalized |
| they have universalized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was universalizing |
| you were universalizing |
| he/she/it was universalizing |
| we were universalizing |
| you were universalizing |
| they were universalizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had universalized |
| you had universalized |
| he/she/it had universalized |
| we had universalized |
| you had universalized |
| they had universalized |
| Future |
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| I will universalize |
| you will universalize |
| he/she/it will universalize |
| we will universalize |
| you will universalize |
| they will universalize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have universalized |
| you will have universalized |
| he/she/it will have universalized |
| we will have universalized |
| you will have universalized |
| they will have universalized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be universalizing |
| you will be universalizing |
| he/she/it will be universalizing |
| we will be universalizing |
| you will be universalizing |
| they will be universalizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been universalizing |
| you have been universalizing |
| he/she/it has been universalizing |
| we have been universalizing |
| you have been universalizing |
| they have been universalizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been universalizing |
| you will have been universalizing |
| he/she/it will have been universalizing |
| we will have been universalizing |
| you will have been universalizing |
| they will have been universalizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been universalizing |
| you had been universalizing |
| he/she/it had been universalizing |
| we had been universalizing |
| you had been universalizing |
| they had been universalizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would universalize |
| you would universalize |
| he/she/it would universalize |
| we would universalize |
| you would universalize |
| they would universalize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have universalized |
| you would have universalized |
| he/she/it would have universalized |
| we would have universalized |
| you would have universalized |
| they would have universalized |
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Verb 1. universalize - make universal; "This author's stories universalize old themes"
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universalize
verbTo make universal:
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