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| 1. | [ verb ] draw from specific cases for more general cases | |
| Synonyms: | extrapolate infer generalise | |
| Related terms: | reason universalize overgeneralize inference abstraction generalisation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use | |
| Synonyms: | vulgarize generalise popularise vulgarise popularize | |
| Examples: | "They popularized coffee in Washington State" "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors" |
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| Related terms: | circulate go_around popularise popularization populariser | |
| 3. | [ verb ] speak in generalities | |
| Synonyms: | generalise | |
| Related terms: | specify talk generalization | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (medicine) become systemic and spread throughout the body | |
| Synonyms: | generalise | |
| Examples: | "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system" |
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| Related terms: | spread | |
| Similar spelling: |
generalized general generalise generalised general_lien generality generalist generally generalissimo general_store general_agent generalship general_staff |
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