Meaning of generalise in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions

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  1. Verb

    generalise

    Definitions

    1. speak or write in generalities

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  2. 2. draw from specific cases for more general cases

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  3. 3. cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public

    Examples

    • « bring into general or common use »
    • « They popularized coffee in Washington State »
    • « Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors »

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  4. 4. become systemic and spread throughout the body

    Examples

    • « this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system »

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  • « No one knows 'men' as such, any more than anyone knows 'women,' and if they do generalise they're probably trying to hide their own ignorance. You might know one 'man,' yes, or even lots of individual 'men'. »
    Julie Burchill

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