- generalize⇄generalize, verb, -ized,-izing.
- generalize⇄noun generalizer.
- generalize⇄v.i. 1. to infer a general rule from particular facts; make general inferences.
Ex. If you have seen cats, lions, leopards, and tigers eat meat, you can generalize and say, ""The cat family eats meat."" It is a dangerous business to generalize abou - generalize⇄v.t. 1. to make into one general statement; bring under a common heading, class, or law.
2. to infer (a general rule) from particular facts.
Ex. Knowledge is experience generalized (John Stuart Mill).
3. to state in a more general for