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gen·er·al·ize       [jen-er-uh-lahyz] Pronunciation Key verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1.to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
2.to infer or form (a general principle, opinion, conclusion, etc.) from only a few facts, examples, or the like.
3.to give a general rather than a specific or special character or form to.
4.to make general; bring into general use or knowledge.
–verb (used without object)
5.to form general principles, opinions, etc.
6.to deal, think, or speak in generalities.
7.to make general inferences.
Also, especially British, gen·er·al·ise.

[Origin: 1745–55; general + -ize]

—Related forms
gen·er·al·iz·a·ble, adjective
gen·er·al·iz·er, noun
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gen·er·al·ize       (jěn'ər-ə-līz')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   gen·er·al·ized, gen·er·al·iz·ing, gen·er·al·iz·es

v.   tr.
    1. To reduce to a general form, class, or law.
    2. To render indefinite or unspecific.
    3. To infer from many particulars.
    4. To draw inferences or a general conclusion from.
    5. To make generally or universally applicable.
    6. To popularize.
    1. To infer from many particulars.
    2. To draw inferences or a general conclusion from.
    3. To make generally or universally applicable.
    4. To popularize.
    1. To make generally or universally applicable.
    2. To popularize.

v.   intr.
    1. To form a concept inductively.
    2. To form general notions or conclusions.
  2. To deal in generalities; speak or write vaguely.
  3. Medicine To spread through the body. Used of a usually localized disease.

gen'er·al·iz'a·ble adj., gen'er·al·iz'er n.
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gen·er·al·ized       (jěn'ər-ə-līzd')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Biology Not specifically adapted to a particular environment or function; not specialized.
  2. Generally prevalent: observed a state of generalized discontent.
  3. Medicine
    1. Involving an entire organ.
    2. Spreading through or affecting the entire body; not localized: a generalized infection.

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generalized

adjective
not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment; "the hedgehog is a primitive and generalized mammal" 

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generalized adj.

  1. Involving an entire organ, as when an epileptic seizure involves all parts of the brain.
  2. Not specifically adapted to a particular environment or function; not specialized.
  3. Generally prevalent.

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Generalized

Gen"er*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Generalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Generalizing.] [Cf. F. g['e]n['e]raliser.]

1. To bring under a genus or under genera; to view in relation to a genus or to genera.

Copernicus generalized the celestial motions by merely referring them to the moon's motion. Newton generalized them still more by referring this last to the motion of a stone through the air. --W. Nicholson.

2. To apply to other genera or classes; to use with a more extensive application; to extend so as to include all special cases; to make universal in application, as a formula or rule.

When a fact is generalized, our discontent is quited, and we consider the generality itself as tantamount to an explanation. --Sir W. Hamilton.

3. To derive or deduce (a general conception, or a general principle) from particulars.

A mere conclusion generalized from a great multitude of facts. --Coleridge.

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