undergeneralize
verbEtymology From under- + generalize.
1
To apply something with insufficient generality.
2
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences To use a word or phrase to refer to a smaller set of entities than it properly describes.
verb — 2 senses
Etymology From under- + generalize.
To apply something with insufficient generality.
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences To use a word or phrase to refer to a smaller set of entities than it properly describes.
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