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undergeneralize

undergeneralize verb: to apply something with insufficient generality.

Verb

undergeneralize (third-person singular simple present undergeneralizes, present participle undergeneralizing, simple past and past participle undergeneralized)

  1. To apply something with insufficient generality.
  2. To use a word or phrase to refer to a smaller set of entities than it properly describes.

Forms of undergeneralize

third-person singular presentundergeneralizes
present participleundergeneralizing
past participleundergeneralized
pastundergeneralized

Origin of undergeneralize

From under- + generalize.

Questions about undergeneralize

What does undergeneralize mean?
Undergeneralize means to apply something with insufficient generality.
What part of speech is undergeneralize?
Undergeneralize is a verb.
What is the past tense of undergeneralize?
The past tense of undergeneralize is undergeneralized.

Words near undergeneralize in the dictionary

  1. undergeneralised
  2. undergeneralises
  3. undergeneralising
  4. undergeneralization
  5. undergeneralizations
  6. undergeneralize
  7. undergeneralized
  8. undergeneralizes
  9. undergeneralizing
  10. undergenerals
  11. undergenerate

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