generalize

Other spellings

• (UK) generalise

Verb

Plain form generalize

Third-person singular generalizes

Past tense generalized

Past participle generalized

Present participle generalizing

1. When you generalize you speak in general, or in vague terms.
2. To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
3. To spread throughout the body and become part of the body's system.