generalize
verb (used with object)
to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
generalizes
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present tense formof generalize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"The same neural signature -- reward up, control down under rivalry -- likely generalizes beyond sport to political and sectarian conflicts."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025
And things become really exciting when one generalizes the concept of happy numbers.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 24, 2023
“Outlier II” involves an A.I.-generated melody that generalizes over time, gradually losing nuance before being disrupted by a series of chance-based improvisations.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
That's something we know that generalizes across all these different categories of secrets.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2022
As a moral declaration the old truism seems perfectly true, and yet because it abstracts, because it generalizes, I can’t believe it with my stomach.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
