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Generalize has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

draw from specific cases for more general cases

2

speak or write in generalities

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"

4

become systemic and spread throughout the body

"this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"

5

To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.

Example Sentences
"They popularized coffee in Washington State" verb
"Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors" verb
"this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
particularize
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
reason talk circulate spread
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
overgeneralize universalize
Rhyming Words
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