generalizing

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generalize /ˈʤenrəlʌɪz/ (or generalise)

▶verb

• 1 make a general or broad statement by inferring from specific cases.

• 2 make more common or more widely applicable.

• 3 (as adj. generalized) Medicine (of a disease) affecting much or all of the body; not localized.

– derivatives
generalizability noun,
generalizable adjective,
generalization noun,
generalizer noun.