generalize — gen er*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Generalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Generalizing}.] [Cf. F. g[ e]n[ e]raliser.] [Also spelled {generalise}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To bring under a genus or under genera; to view in relation to a genus or to genera.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Generalize — Gen er*al*ize, v. i. To form into a genus; to view objects in their relations to a genus or class; to take general or comprehensive views. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
generalize — verb assume, conclude, deal in generalities, discuss in the abstract, draw inferences, generatim, hypothesize, ignore distinctions, loqui, make a generalization, suppose, surmise, theorize, universalize, universe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William … Law dictionary
generalize — 1751, probably a new formation from GENERAL (Cf. general) + IZE (Cf. ize). M.E. had generalisen (early 15c.). Related: Generalizable; generalized; generalizing … Etymology dictionary
generalize — (Amer.) gen·er·al·ize || dÊ’enÉ™rÉ™laɪz v. make general or indefinite statements; form a general principle; conclude, infer; make generally applicable; give a general character to (also generalise) … English contemporary dictionary
generalize — [v] make a sweeping assumption, statement be metaphysical, conclude, derive, discern, discover, establish, hypothesize, induce, observe, philosophize, postulate, speculate, stay in the clouds*, theorize, vapor; concepts 37,49 Ant. except,… … New thesaurus
generalize — (also generalise) ► VERB 1) make a general or broad statement by inferring from specific cases. 2) make more common or more widely applicable. 3) (generalized) Medicine (of a disease) affecting much or all of the body; not localized. DERIVATIVES… … English terms dictionary
generalize — [jen′ər əl īz΄, jen′rəl īz΄] vt. generalized, generalizing [ME generalisen] to make general; esp., a) to state in terms of a general law or precept b) to infer or derive (a general law or precept) from (particular instances) c) to emphasize the… … English World dictionary
generalize — UK [ˈdʒenər(ə)laɪz] / US [ˈdʒen(ə)rəˌlaɪz] verb Word forms generalize : present tense I/you/we/they generalize he/she/it generalizes present participle generalizing past tense generalized past participle generalized 1) a) [intransitive] to make a … English dictionary
generalize — gen|e|ral|ize also generalise BrE [ˈdʒenərəlaız] v 1.) to form a general principle or opinion after considering only a small number of facts or examples generalize from ▪ She has a tendency to generalize from her husband to all men. 2.) [I] to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
generalize — gen|er|al|ize [ dʒen(ə)rə,laız ] verb 1. ) intransitive to make a statement or remark about a group of people or things without going into any detail: We can generalize and say that most of our students are middle class. a ) to give an opinion… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
