English verb: generalize | |||
1. | generalize (communication) draw from specific cases for more general cases | ||
Synonyms | extrapolate, generalise, infer | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conclude, reason, reason out | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | overgeneralise, overgeneralize, universalise, universalize | ||
2. | generalize (communication) speak or write in generalities | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue generalize | ||
Synonyms | generalise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
Antonyms | particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify | ||
3. | generalize (communication) cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use | ||
Samples | They popularized coffee in Washington State. Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors. | ||
Synonyms | generalise, popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread | ||
Verb group | popularise, popularize | ||
4. | generalize (body) become systemic and spread throughout the body | ||
Samples | This kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system. | ||
Synonyms | generalise | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | distribute, spread | ||