undergeneralize
undergeneralize · undergeneralizes · undergeneralized · undergeneralizing
To apply something with insufficient generalityTo apply something with insufficient generality.
Meaning
2 sensesTo apply something with insufficient generality.
To use a word or phrase to refer to a smaller set of entities than it properly describes.
Origin
From under- + generalize.From under- + generalize.
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Forms
undergeneralizes, undergeneralizing, undergeneralized, undergeneralized| Base form | undergeneralize · to undergeneralize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | undergeneralizes |
| Present participle | undergeneralizing |
| Past simple | undergeneralized |
| Past participle | undergeneralized |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle