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generalize /gen·er·al·ize/ (-iz)
1. to spread throughout the body, as when local disease becomes systemic.
2. to form a general principle; to reason inductively.
gen·er·al·ize (jnr--lz)
v.
1. To reduce to a general form, class, or law.
2. To render indefinite or unspecific.
3. To infer from many particulars.
4. To draw inferences or a general conclusion from.
5. To make generally or universally applicable.
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