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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

genericize From the web:


geneticize

English

Etymology

genetic +? -ize

Verb

geneticize (third-person singular simple present geneticizes, present participle geneticizing, simple past and past participle geneticized)

  1. (transitive) To make genetic; to reduce to a matter of genetics.

Related terms

  • geneticization

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