English verb: overgeneralize | |||
| 1. | overgeneralize (communication) draw too general a conclusion | ||
| Samples | It is dangerous to overgeneralize. | ||
| Synonyms | overgeneralise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | extrapolate, generalise, generalize, infer | ||