universalize
verb
uni·ver·sal·ize
ˌyü-nə-ˈvər-sə-ˌlīz 
universalized; universalizing
: to make universal : generalize
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Centuries ago, authors wrote errata lists for the same reason job applicants intentionally place typos in their cover letters today—to resist the universalizing force of new technology, and to prove that there is a real human behind their work.
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Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
The group recommends using Bearwise, an organization created by biologists across the country to universalize the advice people are given about coexisting with bears.
—Eva Flowe
may 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
Jesus universalized this obligation.
—Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
Groeningen wisely universalizes a story that could have played as a privileged, unpigmented vision of drug addiction.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
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Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
The group recommends using Bearwise, an organization created by biologists across the country to universalize the advice people are given about coexisting with bears.
—Eva Flowe
may 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
Jesus universalized this obligation.
—Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
Groeningen wisely universalizes a story that could have played as a privileged, unpigmented vision of drug addiction.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Universalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/universalize. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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universalize
verb
uni·ver·sal·ize
ˌyü-nə-ˈvər-sə-ˌlīz
universalized; universalizing
: to make universal : generalize
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