generalize
verb (used with object)
to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
generalise
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a variation of
generalize.
Example Sentences
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"Some countries constantly talk about security, generalise the concept of security, but ignore the real security, this is ironic," the editorial said.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2024
The researchers caution that their study did not include clinical populations or children with learning disabilities, so they cannot say whether their findings generalise beyond typically developing children.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2024
To date, most of the studies have used different fermented foods, so it is difficult to generalise across them all.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2024
Researchers said the survey is not representative of all survivors' experiences with the police, due to the way participants were selected, and therefore cannot be used to generalise.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023
But since one must generalise, it is safe to give as the predominant feature of England's natural beauty that which strikes most obviously the eye of the stranger used to other countries.
From England by Sir Frank Fox
