[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

generalize \gen"eralize\, v. t. imp.  p. p. generalized;
   p. pr.  vb. n. generalizing. cf. f. g'en'eraliser.
   also spelled generalise.
   1913 webster
   1. to bring under a genus or under genera; to view in
      relation to a genus or to genera.
      1913 webster

            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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            when a fact is generalized, our discontent is
            quited, and we consider the generality itself as
            tantamount to an explanation.         --sir w.
                                                  hamilton.
      1913 webster

   3. to derive or deduce a general conception, or a general
      principle from particulars. wordnet sense 2

   syn: generalize, extrapolate, infer.
        1913 webster

              a mere conclusion generalized from a great
              multitude of facts.                 --coleridge.
        1913 webster

   4. to speak in generalities; to talk in abstract terms.
      wordnet sense 1

   syn: generalise, speak generally.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
generalized generalizing generalise 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

generalize \gen"eralize\, v. i.
   to form into a genus; to view objects in their relations to a
   genus or class; to take general or comprehensive views.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

generalize
     v 1: draw from specific cases for more general cases syn: generalise,
           extrapolate, infer
     2: speak or write in generalities syn: generalise ant: specify
     3: cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the
        general public; bring into general or common use; "they
        popularized coffee in washington state"; "relativity
        theory was vulgarized by these authors" syn: popularize,
         popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalise
     4: become systemic and spread throughout the body; "this kind
        of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"
        syn: generalise
see also:
generalise extrapolate infer specify popularize popularise 
vulgarize vulgarise 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

26 moby thesaurus words for "generalize":
   analyze, apply reason, broaden, deal in generalities, deduce,
   ecumenicize, expand, extend, globalize, hypothesize, infer,
   intellectualize, logicalize, logicize, make a generalization,
   philosophize, provide a rationale, rationalize, reason, spread,
   syllogize, synthesize, theorize, universalize, use reason, widen

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