generalize
verb (used with object)
to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
is generalizing
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present progressiveof generalize (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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One-size-fits-all generalizations of ethnic groups is nothing less than prejudice, no matter who is generalizing or what is being generalized.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2022
When Booth is not taking the Scandinavians to task, he is being charmed by them, and when he is not doing that he is generalizing from their history.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 9, 2015
Ay, ay--'t is generalizing its strength, as one may say.
From Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" by James Fenimore Cooper
Here, clearly enough, Locke is generalizing from the English constitution; and its sense of compromise is implicit in his remarks.
From Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham by Harold Joseph Laski
