English Explanatory Dictionary

undergeneralize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  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.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-undergeneralize.wav

Word forms

undergeneralize undergeneralizes undergeneralizing undergeneralized

Etymology

From under- + generalize.

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