Thesaurus: generalize

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1. v. t. To bring under a genus or under genera; to view in relation to a genus or to genera.
2. v. t. To apply to other genera or classes; to use with a more extensive application; to extend so as to include all special cases; to make universal in application, as a formula or rule.
3. v. t. To derive or deduce (a general conception, or a general principle) from particulars.
4. v. i. To form into a genus; to view class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/objects">objects in their class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/relations">relations to a genus or class; to take general or comprehensive views.
5. v. draw from specific cases for more general cases
6. v. speak or write in generalities
7. v. cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
8. v. become systemic and spread throughout the body
9. 1. To bring under a genus or under genera; to view in relation to a genus or to genera. Copernicus generalized the celestial motions by merely referring them to the moon's motion. Newton generalized them still more by referring this last to the motion of a stone through the air. W. Nicholson. 2. To apply to other genera or classes; to use with a more extensive application; to extend so as to include all special cases; to make universal in application, as a formula or rule. When a fact is generalized, our discontent is quited, and we consider the generality itself as tantamount to an explanation. Sir W. Hamilton. 3. To derive or deduce (a general conception, or a general principle) from particulars. A mere conclusion generalized from a great multitude of facts. Coleridge. To form into a genus; to view objects in their relations to a genus or class; to take general or comprehensive views.
10. To form into a genus; to view class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/objects">objects in their class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/relations">relations to agenus or class; to take general or comprehensive views.
11. v:100 v. draw from specific cases for more general cases v. speak or write in generalities v. become systemic and spread throughout the body