generalize
verb (used with object)
to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
had generalized
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past perfectof generalize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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From there, Mr. Carvalho was referred to an outpatient program, and he learned he had generalized anxiety and major depressive disorders.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2019
More than half the instructor pilots, busy trying to teach others to fly, had "generalized anger" about the T-3, an Air Force psychologist reported.
From Time Magazine Archive
The International Chamber of Commerce financiers and businessmen at Stockholm had generalized as adroitly as did the politicians in Geneva.
From Time Magazine Archive
However, in contrast to state bureaucrats, chiefdom bureaucrats had generalized rather than specialized roles.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
This Mrs. Miner had generalized from long experience with her husband.
From Wayside Courtships by Hamlin Garland
