generalize

1. v. t. To bring under a genus or under genera; to view in relation to a genus or to genera. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

3. v. t. To derive or deduce (a general conception, or a general principle) from particulars. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

5. v. draw from specific cases for more general cases Source: wordnet

6. v. speak or write in generalities Source: wordnet

7. v. cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use Source: wordnet

8. v. become systemic and spread throughout the body Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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. Source: adambom

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 Source: ecdict

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