Undergeneralize
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Undergeneralize is a verb meaning To apply something with insufficient generality.
Meaning
To apply something with insufficient generality.
More Meanings
- (linguistics) To use a word or phrase to refer to a smaller set of entities than it properly describes.
Word Forms
- undergeneralizes
- undergeneralizing
- undergeneralized
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include degeneralize, underapply, underextend, underdefine, undergenerate, undercharacterize.
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