HOW TO PRONOUNCE
generalize
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪz/
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What does generalize mean?
verb
- To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
- To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
- To spread throughout the body and become systemic.
More meanings (1)
verb
- To derive or deduce (a general concept or principle) from particular facts.
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/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪz/
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We tried to generalize from the names, those of the guards, and of our three girls, but got nowhere.
Perhaps it will be simplest to throw away the tags and generalize her with one all-comprehensive name, as the Land of Wonders.
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We must not generalize, as Schiel says, until we have shown that if there are cases which contradict our generalizations we know those contradictions.
Incomplete as it is, this symmetry shows us how unwise it were to generalize from the conclusions to which the Three-pronged Osmia leads us.
Now I say that, to establish equality among men, it is only necessary to generalize the principle upon which insurance, agricultural, and commercial associations are based.