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gen·er·al·ize
(jĕn′ər-ə-līz′)v. gen·er·al·ized, gen·er·al·iz·ing, gen·er·al·iz·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To reduce to a general form, class, or law.
b. To render indefinite or unspecific.
2.
a. To infer from many particulars.
b. To draw inferences or a general conclusion from.
3.
a. To make generally or universally applicable.
b. To popularize.
v.intr.
1.
a. To form a concept inductively.
b. To form general notions or conclusions.
2. To deal in generalities; speak or write vaguely.
3. Medicine To spread through the body. Used of a usually localized disease.
gen′er·al·iz′a·ble adj.
gen′er·al·iz′er n.
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generalize
(ˈdʒɛnrəˌlaɪz) orgeneralise
vb
1. to form (general principles or conclusions) from (detailed facts, experience, etc); infer
2. (intr) to think or speak in generalities, esp in a prejudiced way
3. (tr; usually passive) to cause to become widely used or known
4. (Medicine) (intr) (of a disease)
a. to spread throughout the body
b. to change from a localized infection or condition to a systemic one: generalized infection.
ˈgeneralˌizer, ˈgeneralˌiser n
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gen•er•al•ize
(ˈdʒɛn ər əˌlaɪz)v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t.
1. to infer (a general principle) from particular facts or instances.
2. to form (a general opinion or conclusion) from only a few facts or cases.
3. to give a broad or general character or form to.
4. to bring into general use or knowledge.
v.i. 5. to form general principles, opinions, etc.
6. to deal, think, or speak in generalities.
7. to make general inferences.
[1745–55]
gen′er•al•iz`a•ble, adj.
gen′er•al•iz`er, n.
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generalize
Past participle: generalized
Gerund: generalizing
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Verb | 1. | generalize - draw from specific cases for more general cases conclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house" overgeneralise, overgeneralize - draw too general a conclusion; "It is dangerous to overgeneralize" universalise, universalize - make universal; "This author's stories universalize old themes" |
2. | generalize - speak or write in generalities mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify - be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?" | |
3. | generalize - 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" popularise, popularize - make understandable to the general public; "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books" disseminate, pass around, circulate, diffuse, broadcast, circularise, circularize, spread, disperse, propagate, distribute - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" | |
4. | generalize - become systemic and spread throughout the body; "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system" spread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" |
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generalize
verbTo make universal:
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Translations
vyvozovat obecné závěryzevšeobecnitzobecnit
generalisere
yleistää
generalizirati
általánosít
alhæfa
法則化する
일반화하다
hovoriť všeobecnezovšeobecniť
posploševati
generalisera
พูดคลุมทั่วๆไป
genelleştirmekgenelleme yapmak
khái quát hóa
generalize
[ˈdʒenərəlaɪz] VI → generalizarto generalize about → generalizar sobre
to generalize from → generalizar en base a
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generalize
[ˈdʒɛnrəlaɪz] generalise (British) vi → généraliserto generalize about sth → généraliser à propos de qch
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generalize
vi → verallgemeinern; to generalize from something → allgemeine Schlüsse aus etw ziehen; to generalize about something → etw verallgemeinern
vt → verallgemeinern
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generalize
[ˈdʒɛn/ərəˌlaɪz] vi to generalize (about) → generalizzare (per quel che riguarda)to generalize from → generalizzare sulla base di
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
general
(ˈdʒenərəl) adjective1. of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc. The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.
2. covering a large number of cases. a general rule.
3. without details. I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.
4. (as part of an official title) chief. the Postmaster General.
noun in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal. General Smith.
ˈgeneralize, ˈgeneralise verb1. to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases. He's trying to generalize from only two examples.
2. to talk (about something) in general terms. We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.
ˌgeneraliˈzation, ˌgeneraliˈsation nounˈgenerally adverb
usually; by most people; on the whole. He is generally disliked; He generally wins.
General Certificate of EducationGCEgeneral election an election in which the voters in every constituency are involved.
general practitionerGPgeneral store a shop that sells a wide range of goods.
as a general rule usually; in most cases. As a general rule, we don't employ unskilled workers.
in general usually; in most cases; most of (a group of people etc). People in general were not very sympathetic; People were in general not very sympathetic.
the general public the people of a town, country etc, considered as a group.
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generalize
→ يُعَمِّمُ zobecnit generalisere verallgemeinern γενικεύω generalizar yleistää généraliser generalizirati generalizzare 法則化する 일반화하다 generaliseren generalisere uogólnić generalizar обобщать generalisera พูดคลุมทั่วๆไป genelleştirmek khái quát hóa 概括Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
generalize
vi. generalizar.
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