Generalize Definition & Meaning
generalize
- verb
- draw from specific cases for more general cases
- speak or write in generalities
- 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"
- become systemic and spread throughout the body; "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"
"Generalize" in song lyrics
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"I'ma General, and in general, I never generalize"
Almighty — Top Hat Rap -
"Speculate and generalize"
Living Legends — Forces of Nature
Words that rhyme with generalize
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- What does generalize mean?
- draw from specific cases for more general cases speak or write in generalities 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" become systemic and spread throughout the body; "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"
- What part of speech is generalize?
- Generalize is a verb.
- How many definitions does generalize have?
- Generalize has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).