gen·er·al·ize [ jénnərə lz ](past and past participlegen·er·al·ized, present participlegen·er·al·iz·ing, 3rd person present singulargen·er·al·iz·es)
verb
Definition:
1. intransitive verb make sweeping statement: to state a supposed general truth about something on the basis of limited or incomplete evidence
2. transitive and intransitive verb express something general: to express something general on the basis of particulars
3. transitive and intransitive verb give wider use to something: to use something in a wider or different range of circumstances, or be used in this way
4. transitive verb make something generally known: to bring something into general use or to general knowledge
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usually passive
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5. intransitive verb medicine spread: to spread to other parts of the body
6. transitive and intransitive verb logic make inference: to infer a general conclusion from particulars or a universal statement from an instance
