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verb (used with object)
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to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
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to infer or form (a general principle, opinion, conclusion, etc.) from only a few facts, examples, or the like.
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to give a general rather than a specific or special character or form to.
verb (used without object)
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to form general principles, opinions, etc.
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to deal, think, or speak in generalities.
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to make general inferences.
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Generalizable
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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generalize gen·er·al·ize (jěn'ər-ə-līz')
v. gen·er·al·ized, gen·er·al·iz·ing, gen·er·al·iz·es
To reduce to a general form, class, or law.
To render indefinite or unspecific.
To infer from many particulars.
To draw inferences or a general conclusion from.
To make generally or universally applicable.
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