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universalization

universalization

1 7.7
To make something available to everyone
  • noun
  • /ˌjunɪˌvɜrslɪˈzeɪʃən/
translation icon : universalización
  • The universalization of the human rights idea has contributed to a universal, if modest, human rights culture.

Well, you know, think about how universalization is supposed to work in moral theory.

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Examples

  • The universalization of Christianity has been accompanied historically by the growth of global Christian media.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Positive outcomes noted for members pertained to a great degree to the universalization of their situations and to the feeling of support and safety provided by the group.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The solution presented is that of the universalization or internationalization of the social sciences, which means its acceptance in the Third World.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The second is based on the universalization of Western liberal ideas (liberal democracy).

    Blog text (14)
  • Democracy in the metapolitical sense, in the Tocquevillean sense, can be conceived and presented as a "generalization" or a "universalization" of democracy in its original political sense, the maxims of the "citizen" becoming those of "man" in all his roles.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Furthermore, Iran has been one of the more active participants in international efforts to eliminate WMDs and one of the most outspoken proponents of full implementation, strengthening, and universalization of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The universalization of education aims to provide access to learning for every child around the world.

  • Through the universalization of healthcare, the government sought to ensure that all citizens receive necessary medical services.

  • The universalization of digital communication tools has allowed people from diverse backgrounds to connect easily.

Synonyms

generalization
vsuniversalization
2 5.5

Seeing the same pattern in many examples helps form a general rule

makes that rule apply to everyone or to all situations rather than just forming it

How Universal

universalization
1 7.7
globalization
  • US
53 4.1
generalization
  • US
43 5.3
adoption
152 3.5
localization
  • Specialized
3 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

universalization = universalize (transparent) = universal + ization

The noun is regularly formed from the verb 'universalize' with the suffix '-ation', and the meaning follows predictably from the base.

Etymology

Universalization comes from universal, which means 'for all' and is like universe meaning the whole world, and from the ending -ization, which means 'the process of making'. So, universalization is the process of making something work for everyone, which is why people talk about the universalization of healthcare or rights.