B2verbUK spelling: generaliseacademic
US/ˈdʒen.ər.ə.laɪz/
UK/ˈdʒen.ər.ə.laɪz/
to say that something is true in general because it is true in some cases
In context
It's unfair to generalize about people from one country.
The study only had thirty students, so we cannot generalize the results.
Children learn rules and then generalize them to new words.
Words that go with generalize
verb + preposition
- generalize aboutTry not to generalize about other cultures.
- generalize fromYou can't generalize from one bad experience.
verb + noun
- generalize the resultsThe authors warn us not to generalize the results.
- generalize findingsResearchers must be careful when they generalize findings.
adjective + preposition
- difficult to generalizeIt is difficult to generalize about teenagers.