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   gen·er·al·ize

   /ˈjen(ə)rəˌlīz/

   verb

   • 1. make a general or broad statement by inferring from specific cases: "it is not easy to generalize about the poor"
   • ▪ make or become more widely or generally applicable: "most of what we have observed in this field can be generalized to other fields"
   • 2. make (something) more widespread or widely applicable: "attempts to generalize an elite education"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘reduce to a general statement’): from general + -ize.

   Derivatives

   • 1. generalizer noun

   Scrabble Points: 20

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