universalize
verb
uni·ver·sal·ize
ˌyü-nə-ˈvər-sə-ˌlīz 
universalized; universalizing
: to make universal : generalize
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Hence, intelligent self-interest should prompt the United States and China to exercise ideological self-restraint, resisting the temptation to universalize the distinctive features of their respective socioeconomic systems and to demonize each other.
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Zbigniew Brzezinski, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2012
The broader intent of the study isn't to universalize air conditioning across U.S. prisons.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
What was humanism but an attempt to universalize and install the preferences of the ruling class, the chief members of which were white, male, and Western?
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
With interest in the diet increasing, the trend of female carnivores has had the effect of universalizing its appeal.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
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Zbigniew Brzezinski, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2012
The broader intent of the study isn't to universalize air conditioning across U.S. prisons.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
What was humanism but an attempt to universalize and install the preferences of the ruling class, the chief members of which were white, male, and Western?
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
With interest in the diet increasing, the trend of female carnivores has had the effect of universalizing its appeal.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
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universalize
verb
uni·ver·sal·ize
ˌyü-nə-ˈvər-sə-ˌlīz
universalized; universalizing
: to make universal : generalize
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