generalizePronunciation: /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəlʌɪz/ (also generalise)Translate generalize | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of generalize verb 1 [no object] make a general or broad statement by inferring from specific cases:it is not easy to generalize about the poor 2 [with object] make (something) more widespread or widely applicable:attempts to generalize an elite education (as adjective generalized) Medicine (of a disease) affecting much or all of the body:generalized myalgiaDerivatives generalizabilityPronunciation: /-zəˈbɪlɪti/ noun generalizable adjective generalizer noun Origin: Middle English (in the sense 'reduce to a general statement'): from general + -izegeneralize in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of generalize in the US English dictionary