generalize
verb (used with object)
to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
has generalized
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present perfectof generalize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, 3.1% of the U.S. population has generalized anxiety disorder, and 18% experience some significant anxiety each year.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2020
He has generalized his experiences to represent the moral experiences of the race.
From St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition by Charles Gore
The mathematician has generalized our experience for us, and that is all he has done.
From An Introduction to Philosophy by George Stuart Fullerton
Professor C. Lapworth has generalized the grand features of crustal relief in a scheme of attractive simplicity.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
Connecting this history and character with their maritime position, we are led to apply a remark which our American historian Prescott has generalized from the circumstances of a people not dissimilarly situated.
From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 by Lewis Gaylord Clark
