GENERALIZE


Meaning of GENERALIZE in English

gen ‧ e ‧ ral ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also generalise British English ) /ˈdʒen ə rəlaɪz/ verb

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ generalization , ↑ general , ↑ generalist , ↑ generality ; adjective : ↑ general , ↑ generalist , ↑ generalized ; verb : ↑ generalize ; adverb : ↑ generally ]

1 . [intransitive] to form a general principle or opinion after considering only a small number of facts or examples

generalize from

She has a tendency to generalize from her husband to all men.

2 . [intransitive] to make a general statement about the whole of a group or thing

generalize about

It is difficult to generalise about the kind of people who come on these courses.

3 . [transitive] formal to say that an idea, result etc is related to a larger group:

Can we generalise this principle?

generalize something to something

Can the research findings be generalized to a wider population?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.