Generalize - Definition

v 1: draw from specific cases for more general cases [syn:
generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer]
2: speak or write in generalities [syn: generalize,
generalise] [ant: particularise, particularize,
specialise, specialize, specify]
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" [syn: popularize,
popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalize,
generalise]
4: become systemic and spread throughout the body; "this kind of
infection generalizes throughout the immune system" [syn:
generalize, generalise]