to generalize about

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• 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

• 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

• generalize — gen|e|ral|ize also generalise BrE [ˈdʒenərəlaız] v 1.) to form a general principle or opinion after considering only a small number of facts or examples generalize from ▪ She has a tendency to generalize from her husband to all men. 2.) [I] to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• generalize — also ise BrE verb 1 (I) to make a general statement about a number of different things or people without mentioning any details: It s difficult to generalize about the typical Republican voter. 2 (I) to form a general principle or opinion after… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• generalize — (BrE also ise) verb VERB + GENERALIZE ▪ can ▪ be easy to, be possible to ▪ be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• generalize — v. (D; intr.) to generalize about * * * [ dʒen(ə)rəlaɪz] (D; intr.) to generalize about …   Combinatory dictionary

• generalize — [[t]ʤe̱nrəlaɪz[/t]] generalizes, generalizing, generalized (in BRIT, also use generalise) 1) VERB If you generalize, you say something that seems to be true in most situations or for most people, but that may not be completely true in all cases.… …   English dictionary

• generalize — [ˈdʒenər(ə)ˌlaɪz] verb [I] 1) to make a statement or remark about a group of people or things without giving details We can generalize and say that most of our students are middle class.[/ex] 2) to give an opinion about a group of people or… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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