generalise \generalise\ v.
same as generalize.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.]
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1. To bring under a genus or under genera; to view in
relation to a genus or to genera.
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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.
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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.
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When a fact is generalized, our discontent is
quited, and we consider the generality itself as
tantamount to an explanation. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
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3. To derive or deduce (a general conception, or a general
principle) from particulars. [WordNet sense 2]
Syn: generalize, extrapolate, infer.
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A mere conclusion generalized from a great
multitude of facts. --Coleridge.
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4. To speak in generalities; to talk in abstract terms.
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Syn: generalise, speak generally.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
generalise
v 1: speak or write in generalities [syn: generalize] [ant: specify]
2: draw from specific cases for more general cases [syn: generalize,
extrapolate, infer]
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, generalize]
4: become systemic and spread throughout the body; "this kind
of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"
[syn: generalize]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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