genericisation

dʒɪˌnɛrɪsaɪˈzeɪʃən

Definition of genericisation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

trademark law

TECH.

process where a brand name becomes a common word

TECH.

Genericisation happened when 'escalator' became a common word.

genericization

general change

Rare

act of making something less unique or more general

Rare

The genericisation of the design made it less special.

generalization

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Origin of genericisation

Latin, genus (kind) + -ise (to make) + -ation (action)

Examples of genericisation in a sentence

The company feared genericisation of its trademark.
The genericisation of brands can hurt their identity.
We noticed the genericisation of local traditions over time.

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French:généricisation, banalisation, ...
German:Generisierung, Generalisierung, ...
Italian:volgarizzazione, standardizzazione, ...
Spanish:generización, generalización, ...
Portuguese:genericização, generalização, ...
Chinese:通用化, 普及化, ...
Japanese:一般化, 画一化, ...
Arabic:تعميم العلامة التجارية, تعميم, ...
Hebrew:הַשְׁמָה, הַכְלָלָה, ...
Russian:генеризация, унификация, ...
Ukrainian:генеризація, генерикізація, ...
Hindi:सामान्यीकरण, विशिष्टता में कमी, ...
Bengali:সাধারণীকরণ, বিশেষত্বহীনকরণ, ...
Catalan:generització, genèricació, ...
Czech:zobecnění, generalizace, ...
Danish:generisering, gørliggørelse, ...
Dutch:generiek worden, veralgemening, ...
Greek:γενίκευση, τυποποίηση, ...
Hungarian:köznevesülés, általánosítás, ...
Khmer:ដំណើរការដែលឈ្មោះម៉ាកក្លាយជាពាក្យទូទៅ, ការធ្វើឱ្យអ្វីមួយកាន់តែទូទៅ និងបាត់បង់លក្ខណៈពិសេស, ...
Korean:보통명사화, 보편화, ...
Persian:عمومی‌شدن برند, عمومیت‌بخشی, ...
Polish:generyzacja, uogólnienie, ...
Portuguese (BR):generalização, padronização, ...
Romanian:genericizare, generalizare, ...
Swedish:generisering, generalisering, ...
Thai:กระบวนการที่ชื่อแบรนด์กลายเป็นคำสามัญ, การทำให้เป็นสามัญ, ...
Turkish:jenerikleşme, genelleştirme, ...
Vietnamese:quá trình phổ biến hóa, sự phổ biến hóa, ...

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