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genericize

English

Alternative forms

  • genericise, generitize

Etymology

generic +? -ize

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?d??.n?.??.sa?z/

Verb

genericize (third-person singular simple present genericizes, present participle genericizing, simple past and past participle genericized)

  1. (transitive) To make generic.
    1. (law, transitive) To turn into a genericized trademark.
    2. (pharmacy) To make generics out of.
    3. (programming, transitive) To make more generic: usable in more contexts.
    4. (transitive) To make generic: bland.

Synonyms

  • (make bland): See also Thesaurus:generalize

Derived terms

  • genericized trademark

Translations

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genericized

English

Verb

genericized

  1. simple past tense and past participle of genericize

Adjective

genericized (comparative more genericized, superlative most genericized)

  1. That has become generic.
    Kleenex was in danger of being the most genericized brand name.

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