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Past tense of generalize

regular verb

The past tense of generalize is generalized. The past participle is also generalized.

Forms of generalize

Base form (V1)generalize /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪz/
Past tense (V2)generalized
Past participle (V3)generalized
Present participlegeneralizing
Third person singulargeneralizes

Generalized in a sentence

  • Her diagnoses include type 2 diabetes mellitus, primary hypertension, diabetic retinopathy, and generalized anxiety disorder.From the entry diagnosis
  • A circle inversion maps a given generalized circle to its inverse generalized circle.From the entry inverse
  • The generalized formula applies to all cases, the specialized one only works on simple problems.From the entry generalized
  • The view of some ASD behaviors, like lack of communication, can be generalized for all cultures.2023 April 13, Omniah AlQahtani, Maria Efstratopoulou, “The UAE and Gulf Countries’ Cultural Characteristics and Their Influence on…. From the entry maladaptive
  • Very quickly, this formula was generalized to a whole army of equations, representing the scattering of multistrings.2021, Michio Kaku, The God Equation. From the entry multistring

Meaning of generalize

  1. verb To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
  2. verb To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
  3. verb To spread throughout the body and become systemic.

Full definition of generalize

Questions about the past tense of generalize

What is the past tense of generalize?
The past tense of generalize is generalized.
What is the past participle of generalize?
The past participle of generalize is generalized.
Is generalize a regular or irregular verb?
Generalize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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