universalize
advancedC1/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsəlaɪz/ · u-ni-ver-sal-ize
To make something universal; to apply or extend a principle, concept, law, or practice to all people, cases, or situations without exception.
Meanings
To make something universal; to apply or extend a principle, concept, law, or practice to all people, cases, or situations without exception.
کسی اصول، تصور، قانون یا عمل کو تمام لوگوں، حالات یا معاملات پر بغیر کسی استثنا کے لاگو کرنا یا وسیع کرنا؛ عالمگیر بنانا۔
عالمگیر بنانا
aalamgeer banana
Synonyms
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Common Collocations
- universalize a principle
- universalize human rights
- universalize education
- universalize healthcare
- universalize a moral law
- universalize access
- attempt to universalize
- universalize the concept
Example Sentences
Kant argued that one should only act according to principles that one could universalize for all of humanity.
کانٹ نے استدلال کیا کہ انسان کو صرف انہی اصولوں کے مطابق عمل کرنا چاہیے جنہیں وہ پوری انسانیت کے لیے عالمگیر بنا سکے۔
Kant ne istidlaal kiya ke insaan ko sirf unhi usoolon ke mutaabiq amal karna chahiye jinhen woh poori insaaniyat ke liye aalamgeer bana sake.
The government's goal is to universalize primary education so that no child is left without access to schooling.
حکومت کا مقصد ابتدائی تعلیم کو عالمگیر بنانا ہے تاکہ کوئی بھی بچہ تعلیم سے محروم نہ رہے۔
Hukoomat ka maqsad ibtidaai taleem ko aalamgeer banana hai taake koi bhi bacha taleem se mahroon na rahe.
Critics warned that it is dangerous to universalize Western cultural values and impose them on diverse societies.
ناقدین نے خبردار کیا کہ مغربی ثقافتی اقدار کو عالمگیر بنانا اور انہیں متنوع معاشروں پر مسلط کرنا خطرناک ہے۔
Naaqideen ne khabardar kiya ke maghribi saqaafati aqdaar ko aalamgeer banana aur unhen mutanawwi maashaaron par masallat karna khatarnaak hai.
Modern technology has helped universalize access to information in ways that were unimaginable a century ago.
جدید ٹیکنالوجی نے معلومات تک رسائی کو اس طرح عالمگیر بنانے میں مدد کی ہے جو ایک صدی پہلے ناقابلِ تصور تھا۔
Jadeed technology ne maloomaat tak rasaai ko is tarah aalamgeer banana mein madad ki hai jo ek sadi pehle naaqabil-e-tasawwur tha.
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💡 Memory Tip
Break it down: UNIVERSAL + IZE. 'Universal' means 'for everyone, everywhere' — add '-ize' (to make/do) and you get 'to make something apply everywhere and to everyone.' Think of the word 'universe' — one single space that holds everything — to universalize is to stretch an idea across the entire universe of people or cases.
Imagine a single golden thread being pulled outward from a single point and weaving itself across an entire globe, connecting every city, village, and person — that spreading, all-encompassing thread is the act of universalizing.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
جو اصول دل میں ہو، جہاں میں بھی وہی ہو سب کے لیے ایک قانون، یہی انصاف کی ردا ہو
Jo usool dil mein ho, jahaan mein bhi wahi ho Sab ke liye ek qaanoon, yahi insaaf ki rida ho
Let the principle that lives in the heart be the same for the whole world; One law for all — this alone is the garment of justice.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
جو اپنے لیے پسند کرو، وہی سب کے لیے پسند کرو
Jo apne liye pasand karo, wahi sab ke liye pasand karo
What you prefer for yourself, prefer the same for everyone — a folk expression echoing the universal moral principle.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin via French "universalis" — relating to all, general, whole
First known use: early 19th century
Derived from the Latin 'universalis' (general, universal), itself from 'universus' (whole, entire), combining 'unus' (one) and 'versus' (turned). The suffix '-ize' comes from Greek '-izein', indicating the act of making something into a particular state. The word entered English in the early 19th century as intellectual and philosophical discourse expanded, particularly in the context of Kantian ethics where 'universalizability' became a key moral concept.