Meaning & Definition of Generalize in English
English⟶
Generalize
/ʤɛnərəlaɪz/
verb
1. Draw from specific cases for more general cases
synonym:
- generalize,
- generalise,
- extrapolate,
- infer
2. Speak or write in generalities
synonym:
- generalize,
- generalise
3. 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"
synonym:
- popularize,
- popularise,
- vulgarize,
- vulgarise,
- generalize,
- generalise
4. Become systemic and spread throughout the body
- "This kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"
synonym:
- generalize,
- generalise