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degeneralize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-gen-er-al-ize
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make less general and more specific.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From de- + generalize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

degeneralizes (present, singular) degeneralizing (participle, present) degeneralized (participle, past) degeneralized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

degeneralization

Questions

What does degeneralize mean?
To make less general and more specific.
Where does degeneralize come from?
From de- + generalize.

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