generalize
verb (used with object)
to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
have generalized
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present perfectof generalize.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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In 2013, a bill in the lower house stated, “Coal mining activities have generalized risks, because their techniques are artisanal and rudimentary … Risky mining practices must be minimized or eliminated.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
Other kids have generalized anxiety and want to come to her school because classes are small and the halls aren’t as crowded.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2022
Q. Coming clean to my doc: I have generalized anxiety disorder.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2019
If he had known what "generalization" means, he would have generalized this truth as follows:— "Time passes rapidly with busy people."
From The Big Brother A Story of Indian War by George Cary Eggleston
And some moralists, realizing vividly the frequent need of opposing inclination, have generalized the situation by saying that happiness cannot be our end.
From Problems of Conduct by Durant Drake
