1. Draw from specific cases for more general cases
   - generalise [Brit], extrapolate, infer 
2. Speak or write in generalities
   - generalise [Brit] 
3. Cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
   - popularize, popularise [Brit], vulgarize, vulgarise [Brit], generalise [Brit] 
4. Become systemic and spread throughout the body
   "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"
   - generalise [Brit]

Derived forms: generalizes, generalizing, generalized

See also: generalization

Type of: broadcast, circularise [Brit], circularize, circulate, conclude, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, mouth, pass around, propagate, reason, reason out, speak, spread, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Antonym: specify

Encyclopedia: Generalize

• pepper bush
• pepper family
• pepper grass
• pepper grinder
• pepper mill
• pepper pot
• pepper root
• pepper sauce
• pepper shaker
• pepper shrub
• pepper spray
• pepper steak
• pepper tree
• pepper vine
• pepper-and-salt
• peppercorn
• peppercorn rent
• peppered steak
• pepperidge
• pepperiness
• peppermint
• peppermint candy
• peppermint gum
• peppermint oil
• peppermint patty