1. (

• generalize ,
• generalise

) speak or write in generalities ;

2. (

• generalize ,
• generalise ,
• extrapolate ,
• infer ,

) draw from specific cases for more general cases ;

3. (

• popularize ,
• popularise ,
• vulgarize ,
• vulgarise ,
• generalize ,
• generalise ,

) 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" ;

4. (

• generalize ,
• generalise

) become systemic and spread throughout the body; "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system" ;

1. (

• generalized ,
• generalised

) not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment; "the hedgehog is a primitive and generalized mammal" ;