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Genericizing 

1) The act of generically defining a subject.
2) Software: the process of re-writing code so it is generic and re-usable for many projects. i.e. Forming a template.
The process of genericizing the myriad implementations of the project was long and arduous.
Genericizing by IrishGeek November 3, 2010

genericide

A unique marketing predicament where a particular brand of a product becomes so common or dominant, its brand name becomes the generic term for the entire product category. Examples include Kleenex, Vaseline, Xerox, Windex and WD-40. Some trademarks have actually lost their legal protection in the U.S, including Aspirin, Thermos and zipper.
#1: "Hand me a Kleenex, would you please? I'm all stuffed up."

#2: "These are Puffs. Shouldn't you say 'facial tissue'?"

#1: "I just say Kleenex for all of them. The brand has committed genericide. Now just give me the damn Kleenex already, my nose is dripping!"
genericide by drm310 September 23, 2011

Generisize 

The act of making something generic. Implies that it was non-generic before.
I've Generisized the algorithm
Generisize by Joel D. Martinez April 4, 2007

genericise 

We need to open up this script and genericise it.
genericise by theShark July 1, 2004

Genetified 

The wierd and unnatural shit that scientists do with living organisms in order to create new kinds of living organisms that could make them and the corporations that they work for more money.
'Dude... this tomato tastes like lightning bug guts!'

'Yeah... they genetified it with lightning bug DNA so that it would glow in the dark so they could have migrant workers pick them at night!'
Genetified by Viewminder September 13, 2012

genericize 

To make generic; reducing specificity
These questions are too specific. They need to be genericized (past-tense).
genericize by Omar Chatah May 23, 2005
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