Generalise Definition & Meaning

generalise
verb
  1. speak or write in generalities
  2. draw from specific cases for more general cases
  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"

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