generalise

generalise
verb
1. speak or write in generalities
• Syn: ↑generalize
• Ant: ↑specify (for: ↑generalize)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑generalisation, ↑generalization (for: ↑generalize)
• Hypernyms: ↑talk, ↑speak, ↑utter, ↑mouth, ↑verbalize, ↑verbalise
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Sam and Sue generalise

2. draw from specific cases for more general cases
• Syn: ↑generalize, ↑extrapolate, ↑infer
• Derivationally related forms: ↑inference (for: ↑infer), ↑extrapolation (for: ↑extrapolate), ↑generalisation, ↑generalization (for: ↑generalize)
• Hypernyms: ↑reason, ↑reason out, ↑conclude
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE

3. cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
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They popularized coffee in Washington State

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Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors

• Syn: ↑popularize, ↑popularise, ↑vulgarize, ↑vulgarise, ↑generalize
• Derivationally related forms:
• Hypernyms:
• Verb Group: ↑popularize, ↑popularise
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

4. become systemic and spread throughout the body
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this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system

• Syn: ↑generalize
• Hypernyms: ↑spread, ↑distribute
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Something is ——ing PP


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  • generalise — v. same as {generalize}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • généralisé — généralisé, ée (jé né ra li zé, zée) part. passé de généraliser. Une proposition généralisée. Une opinion généralisée …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • generalise — (Brit.) v. make general or indefinite statements; form a general principle; conclude, infer; make generally applicable; give a general character to (also generalize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • generalise — generalize gen er*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Generalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Generalizing}.] [Cf. F. g[ e]n[ e]raliser.] [Also spelled {generalise}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To bring under a genus or under genera; to view in relation to a genus or to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • generalise — v. (D; intr.) to generalise about …   Combinatory dictionary

  • generalise — British variant of generalize …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • generalise — gen|e|ral|ise [ˈdʒenərəlaız] v a British spelling of ↑generalize …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • generalise — gen|er|al|ise [ dʒen(ə)rə,laız ] a British spelling of generalize …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • generalise — [[t]ʤe̱nrəlaɪz[/t]] see generalize …   English dictionary

  • generalise — verb a British spelling of generalize …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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