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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He believes the Russian authorities received complaints from internet users: "I was accused of calling all Russians fascists. That's untrue. I'd never generalise like that," he told BBC Russian.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2024
"We wholeheartedly believe in our technology and our mission and deeply regret if any of our past statements confused or appeared to generalise our capabilities at the time," it said.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 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
This new study will help them understand how replicable the patters they observed are and, therefore, how they can generalise their findings on pollution and climate change on lake biodiversity.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2023
And upon creatures male she early proceeds to generalise.
From The Kempton-Wace Letters by Jack London
