generalize
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪz/
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Australia/ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑez/
generalize verb: to speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
Verb
generalize (third-person singular simple present generalizes, present participle generalizing, simple past and past participle generalized)
- To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
- To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
- 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.1795, William Nicholson, A Dictionary of Chemistry
- To spread throughout the body and become systemic.
- To derive or deduce (a general concept or principle) from particular facts.
- A mere conclusion generalized from a great multitude of facts.August 24, 1831, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Truth and Maxims
generalize meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Arabic
generalize in Hindi
- to infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles
- व्यापक करना vyāpak karnā
generalize in Tamil
- பொதுமைப்படுத்து
generalize in Malayalam
- പൊതുസിദ്ധാന്തം രൂപീകരിക്കുക, സാമാന്യമായിപ്പറയുക, പൊതുവാക്കുക, സാമാന്യവൽക്കരിക്കുക
generalize in Arabic
- to infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles
- عَمَّمَ ʕammama
More languagesFewer languages
- generalize in Vietnamese
- nói chung chung
Examples of generalize in a sentence
- The field of mathematics that these generalize to is known as algebraic number theory.
- We introduce admissible partitions of Coxeter diagrams in order to generalize this situation.
- The whole issue of generalizing and overgeneralizing is always an issue.
Synonyms of generalize
Antonyms
Forms of generalize
| third-person singular present | generalizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | generalizing |
| past participle | generalized |
| past | generalized |
| alternative form | generalise |
Origin of generalize
From general + -ize.
Words formed from generalize
Questions about generalize
- What does generalize mean?
- Generalize means to speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
- What is generalize in Hindi?
- Generalize in Hindi is व्यापक करना (vyāpak karnā). See Generalize meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is generalize?
- Generalize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce generalize?
- Generalize is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪz/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of generalize?
- The past tense of generalize is generalized.
Words near generalize in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: generalize (page history and authors); generalize (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); generalize (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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