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generalize


(also generalise)
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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 myalgia

Derivatives

generalizability

Pronunciation: /-zəˈbɪlɪti/

noun

generalizable

adjective

generalizer

noun

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'reduce to a general statement'): from general + -ize

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