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1 generalize
1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) generalisere2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) komme med alminneligheterverb \/ˈdʒen(ə)rəlaɪz\/ eller generalise1) generalisere, gjøre alminnelig, gjøre generelt, trekke generelle slutninger2) gjøre allmenn, popularisere, spre kunnskap om3) ( maleri) gjengi i store trekk4) uttrykke seg i generelle vendingergeneralize a conclusion from trekke en generell slutning på bakgrunn av -
2 generalise
1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) generalisere2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) komme med alminneligheterverbse ➢ generalize -
3 general
'‹enərəl 1. adjective1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) alminnelig, generell2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) alminnelig, hoved-3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) generell, helhets-4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) general-, hoved-2. noun(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) general- generalise
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- the general publicallmenn--------alminnelig--------general--------generellIsubst. \/ˈdʒen(ə)r(ə)l\/1) ( militærvesen) general, hærfører, feltherre• good\/bad general2) ( kirkelig) (religiøst) overhode3) (hverdagslig, medisin) narkose, totalbedøvelse4) (gammeldags, hverdagslig) tjenestepikegenerals allmenne begreper, allmenne prinsipperIIadj. \/ˈdʒen(ə)r(ə)l\/1) generell, allmenn, utbredt, vanlig2) omtrentlig3) helhets-, total-4) general-, hoved-5) general-, over-6) ( militærvesen) general(s)as a general rule generelt, som regel, som oftest, gjerneas a general thing i allmennhet, i det store og det helegeneral economic conditions generelle økonomiske betingelsergeneral expenses generelle utgifter, administrasjonsutgiftergeneral post (delivery) morgenpostthe general public den store allmennheten, folk flestthe general reader den vanlige leser, de fleste leseregeneral reserves hovedreserve(speaking) in a general way i allmennhet, i det store og det helein general generelt, som regel, som oftest, gjernein general terms med generelle begreperin general use i vanlig bruk, i normal brukin the general interest av generell interesse
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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 genera.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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generalize — verb assume, conclude, deal in generalities, discuss in the abstract, draw inferences, generatim, hypothesize, ignore distinctions, loqui, make a generalization, suppose, surmise, theorize, universalize, universe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William … Law dictionary
generalize — 1751, probably a new formation from GENERAL (Cf. general) + IZE (Cf. ize). M.E. had generalisen (early 15c.). Related: Generalizable; generalized; generalizing … Etymology dictionary
generalize — (Amer.) gen·er·al·ize || dÊ’enÉ™rÉ™laɪz v. make general or indefinite statements; form a general principle; conclude, infer; make generally applicable; give a general character to (also generalise) … English contemporary dictionary
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generalize — [jen′ər əl īz΄, jen′rəl īz΄] vt. generalized, generalizing [ME generalisen] to make general; esp., a) to state in terms of a general law or precept b) to infer or derive (a general law or precept) from (particular instances) c) to emphasize the… … English World dictionary
generalize — UK [ˈdʒenər(ə)laɪz] / US [ˈdʒen(ə)rəˌlaɪz] verb Word forms generalize : present tense I/you/we/they generalize he/she/it generalizes present participle generalizing past tense generalized past participle generalized 1) a) [intransitive] to make a … English dictionary
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generalize — gen|er|al|ize [ dʒen(ə)rə,laız ] verb 1. ) intransitive to make a statement or remark about a group of people or things without going into any detail: We can generalize and say that most of our students are middle class. a ) to give an opinion… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English