WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Google
 

generalize

 
Verb generalize has 4 senses
  1. generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer - draw from specific cases for more general cases
    --1 is one way to reason, reason out, conclude
    Derived forms: noun generalization1, noun generalization4, noun generalization2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  2. generalize, generalise - speak or write in generalities
    --2 is one way to talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
    Antonyms: specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise
    Derived form: noun generalization3
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue generalize
  3. popularize, popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalize, generalise - cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"
    --3 is one way to circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. generalize, generalise - become systemic and spread throughout the body; "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"
    --4 is one way to spread, distribute
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
generalissimo generalist generalistc generalistic generalities generality generalization generalizations generalize generalized generalized anxiety disorder generalized epilepsy generalized seizure generaliztion generally generally accepted accounting practices generals

Sponsored (shop thru our affiliate link to help maintain this site):

WordNet-Online
Home | Free dictionary software | Copyright notice | Contact us | Network & desktop search | Search My Network | LAN Find | Reminder software | Software downloads | WordNet dictionary | Automotive thesaurus