Definitions for Generalize
ˈdʒɛn ər əˌlaɪzgen·er·al·ize

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. generalize, generalise, extrapolate, inferverb

   draw from specific cases for more general cases

2. generalize, generaliseverb

   speak or write in generalities

3. popularize, popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalize, generaliseverb

   cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use

   "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"

4. generalize, generaliseverb

   become systemic and spread throughout the body

   "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. generalizeverb

   To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.

2. generalizeverb

   To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.

3. generalizeverb

   To spread throughout the body and become systemic.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Generalizeverb

   to bring under a genus or under genera; to view in relation to a genus or to genera

2. Generalizeverb

   to apply to other genera or classes; to use with a more extensive application; to extend so as to include all special cases; to make universal in application, as a formula or rule

3. Generalizeverb

   to derive or deduce (a general conception, or a general principle) from particulars

4. Generalizeverb

   to form into a genus; to view objects in their relations to a genus or class; to take general or comprehensive views

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1. Generalize

   Generalise vs. Generalize -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Generalise and Generalize.

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1. • Conclude
   • Disseminate
   • Speak
   • Spread

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Generalize in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Generalize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Generalize in a Sentence

1. Phillip Gander:

   If we were to generalize across the population of people studied, this seems to be more typical.

2. Dylan Small:

   The big caution is that these findings may not generalize to high school football today, because the game has changed a lot, the players are generally bigger and youth sports have become much more professionalized.

3. Dave Barry:

   I realize that I'm generalizing here, but as is often the case when I generalize, I don't care.

4. Oliver Wendell Holmes:

   There are one-story intellects, two-story intellects, and three-story intellects with skylights. All fact collectors with no aim beyond their facts are one-story men. Two-story men compare reason and generalize, using labors of the fact collectors as well as their own. Three-story men idealize, imagine, and predict. Their best illuminations come from above through the skylight.

5. Malcolm Pyne:

   The problem with reports like this is that generalize. They certainly take no account of what happens in the UK independent butchery sector, where we pride ourselves on selling naturally-reared, naturally-prepared meat. But it’s precisely our sector which risks being hit by the fallout.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Generalize
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Generalize
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Generalize