Search Result:generalize
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋdʒєnәrәlˏaIz,ˋdʒєnrәl- 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊdʒenʒrәlaiz 〕
Overview of verb generalize
The verb generalize has 4 senses
- generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer -- (draw from specific cases for more general cases)
- generalize, generalise -- (speak or write in generalities)
- popularize, popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalize, generalise -- (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")
- generalize, generalise -- (become systemic and spread throughout the body; "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system")