verb🔗ShareTo speak in generalities, or in vague terms."Instead of giving specific details about the project, the manager generalized, saying only that "it's going well and we're making progress." "languagecommunicationlinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles."Based on her performance in several math tests, the teacher generalized that she was a strong student in mathematics. "theoryphilosophysciencelogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo derive or deduce (a general concept or principle) from particular facts."After seeing many students struggle with math problems involving fractions, the teacher generalized that students needed more foundational practice with basic arithmetic. "theoryphilosophysciencelogicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMade more general, less specialized."The generalized formula applies to all cases, the specialized one only works on simple problems."theoryscienceabstractChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSpread throughout or affecting the entire body or body part."The rash started small, but soon became generalized across her entire back. "medicinebodyphysiologydiseaseanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading