generalize
verb
1 generalize
Draw from specific cases for more general cases.
synonyms: extrapolate, generalise, infer.
Roget 78: be general etc. adj.; prevail, be going about, stalk abroad. render general etc. adj.; generalize.
Dutch: extrapoleren, generaliseren, veralgemenen, veralgemeniseren
2 generalize
Speak or write in generalities.
synonym: generalise.
3 generalize
Cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use.
synonyms: generalise, popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize.
Dutch: populariseren, vulgariseren
4 generalize
Become systemic and spread throughout the body:
— This kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system.
synonym: generalise.
Moby thesaurus: analyze, apply reason, broaden, deal in generalities, deduce, ecumenicize, expand, extend, globalize, hypothesize, infer, intellectualize, logicalize, logicize, make a generalization, philosophize, provide a rationale, rationalize, reason, spread ... show more.
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