gen·er·al·ize

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• gen|er|al|ize — «JEHN uhr uh lyz, JEHN ruh », verb, ized, iz|ing. –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: »Knowledge experience generalized (John Stuart Mill).… …   Useful english dictionary

• gen — gen·darme; gen·dar·mer·ie; gen·ecologic; gen·ecologist; gen·ecology; gen·emo·tor; gen·er·a·ble; gen·er·al·cy; gen·er·a·lia; gen·er·a·lis·si·mo; gen·er·al·ist; gen·er·al·i·ty; gen·er·al·iz·able; gen·er·al·iza·tion; gen·er·al·ize; gen·er·al·iz·er;… …   English syllables

• gen´er|al|iz´er — gen|er|al|ize «JEHN uhr uh lyz, JEHN ruh », verb, ized, iz|ing. –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: »Knowledge experience generalized (John… …   Useful english dictionary

• gen|ial|ize — «JEEN yuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make genial …   Useful english dictionary

• ize — jaco·bin·ize; jar·gon·ize; jas·per·ize; jesu·it·ize; jour·nal·ize; jo·vial·ize; ju·da·ize; ka·olin·ize; ker·a·tin·ize; kjel·dahl·ize; la·bi·al·ize; la·bio·ve·lar·ize; la·ryn·ge·al·ize; lat·er·al·ize; lat·in·ize; leath·er·ize; le·gal·ize;… …   English syllables

• de|hy|dro|gen|ize — «dee HY druh juh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. = dehydrogenate. (Cf. ↑dehydrogenate) …   Useful english dictionary

• de|ox|y|gen|ize — «dee OK suh juh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. = deoxygenate. (Cf. ↑deoxygenate) …   Useful english dictionary

• hy|dro|gen|ize — «HY druh juh nyz, hy DROJ uh », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. = hydrogenate. (Cf. ↑hydrogenate) …   Useful english dictionary

• mu|ta|gen|ize — «MYOO tuh juh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to induce mutation in: »Their approach was systematically to make individual tests on each of several hundreds of colonies from a heavily mutagenized stock of E. coli. This technique had already… …   Useful english dictionary

• ni|tro|gen|ize — «NY truh juh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to combine with nitrogen or one of its compounds …   Useful english dictionary