generalized Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb draw from specific cases for more general cases
extrapolate; generalize; infer; generalise.
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verb speak or write in generalities
generalize; generalise.
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verb cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
popularise; vulgarise; generalise; generalize; vulgarize; popularize.
- They popularized coffee in Washington State
- Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors
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verb become systemic and spread throughout the body
generalize; generalise.
- this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system
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adjective satellite not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment
generalised.
- the hedgehog is a primitive and generalized mammal
WordNet
Gen"er*al*ized adjective
Definitions
(Zoöl.) Comprising structural characters which are separated in more specialized forms; synthetic; as, a .generalized type