generalize

English Thesaurus

1. become systemic and spread throughout the body (verb.body)

hypernym	:	distribute, spread,
definition	:	distribute or disperse widely (verb.contact)

2. cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread,
definition	:	cause to become widely known (verb.communication)

verb group	:	popularise, popularize,
definition	:	make understandable to the general public (verb.change)

3. draw from specific cases for more general cases (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	conclude, reason, reason out,
definition	:	decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion (verb.cognition)

hyponym	:	overgeneralise, overgeneralize,
definition	:	draw too general a conclusion (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	universalise, universalize,
definition	:	make universal (verb.communication)

4. speak or write in generalities (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize,
definition	:	express in speech (verb.communication)

5. cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use (verb.communication)

derivation	:	popularisation, popularization, vulgarisation, vulgarization,
definition	:	the act of making something attractive to the general public (noun.act)

derivation	:	populariser, popularizer, vulgariser, vulgarizer,
definition	:	someone who makes attractive to the general public (noun.person)

derivation	:	common, plebeian, unwashed, vulgar,
definition	:	of or associated with the great masses of people (adj.all)

6. draw from specific cases for more general cases (verb.communication)

derivation	:	generalisation, generalization, stimulus generalisation, stimulus generalization,
definition	:	(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	generalisation, generalization, induction, inductive reasoning,
definition	:	reasoning from detailed facts to general principles (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	illation, inference,
definition	:	the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	abstraction, generalisation, generalization,
definition	:	the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	extrapolation,
definition	:	an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations (noun.cognition)

7. speak or write in generalities (verb.communication)

antonym	:	particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify,
definition	:	be specific about (verb.communication)

derivation	:	generalisation, generality, generalization,
definition	:	an idea or conclusion having general application (noun.cognition)

8. cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use (verb.communication)

derivation	:	popularisation, popularization, vulgarisation, vulgarization,
definition	:	the act of making something attractive to the general public (noun.act)

derivation	:	populariser, popularizer, vulgariser, vulgarizer,
definition	:	someone who makes attractive to the general public (noun.person)

derivation	:	common, plebeian, unwashed, vulgar,
definition	:	of or associated with the great masses of people (adj.all)

9. draw from specific cases for more general cases (verb.communication)

derivation	:	generalisation, generalization, stimulus generalisation, stimulus generalization,
definition	:	(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	generalisation, generalization, induction, inductive reasoning,
definition	:	reasoning from detailed facts to general principles (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	illation, inference,
definition	:	the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	abstraction, generalisation, generalization,
definition	:	the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	extrapolation,
definition	:	an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations (noun.cognition)

10. speak or write in generalities (verb.communication)

antonym	:	particularise, particularize, specialise, specialize, specify,
definition	:	be specific about (verb.communication)

derivation	:	generalisation, generality, generalization,
definition	:	an idea or conclusion having general application (noun.cognition)