generalize
verb (used with object)
to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
were generalizing
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past progressiveof generalize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Use the simple terms of everyday life, therefore, rather than the learned words which would serve you if you were generalizing from many cases.
From The Making of Arguments by J. H. Gardiner
