undergeneralize

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verb

To apply something with insufficient generality.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person undergeneralizes · participle present undergeneralizing · participle past undergeneralized · past undergeneralized

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

Origin

From under- + generalize.

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APA

undergeneralize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undergeneralize

MLA

“undergeneralize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undergeneralize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undergeneralize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undergeneralize.

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