Definition of generalize in English:

generalize

(British generalise)

verb ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəlʌɪzˈdʒɛn(ə)rəˌlaɪz

1no object Make a general or broad statement by inferring from specific cases.
it is not easy to generalize about the poor
对穷人的情况作概括介绍并非易事。
Example sentencesExamples
- What is unacceptable, to say the least, is to generalize about the uses and customs of nearly half a billion people who cover close to one sixth of the Earth's surface.
- Anthologies like this one invite us to generalize about differences between U.S. and U.K. poetics.
- Because states have distinctive histories and are located in particular places there are definite limits in our ability to generalize about state systems.
- Eating habits in Germany vary by social class and milieu, but it is possible to generalize about the behavior of the inclusive middle class, which has emerged in the prosperous postwar era.
- If you're going to generalize about doctors, maybe you should be a little bit more wary about your sources.
- It's actually difficult to generalize about Canada.
- However, it is not easy to generalize about the ethnographic research process in such a way as to provide definitive recommendations about research practice.
- As much as I hate to generalize about such a large group of people, I'm going to do it anyway.
- While this study helps us generalize about the different techniques, data are highly specific to individual surgeons and surgical units.
- It is foolhardy to generalize about the political attitudes of 100 million peasants, except to say that they were far from being a cowed mass.
- Even to generalize about the 337 estates valued at more than 5,000 [pounds sterling] runs the risk of distortion because there are so many exceptions to any rule.
- Such an extreme contrast should tell anyone how stupid it is to generalize about racism.
- While it is possible to generalize about the social impact and consequences of flooding by means of the figures given above, flooding is a complex subject because of the various causes of the flood hazard and human responses to it.
- In their desire to generalize about men, or even about one class of men, and in their focus on social consequences, they flatten out the complementary perspective of interiority and individuality.
- The varied topography of Nelson makes it difficult to generalize about weather and soils, although records show that the region is slightly cooler and wetter than the Marlborough average.
- Probably the best part of this inconclusive book is the epilogue, which reminds us to be careful of how we generalize about natives as ecologists or balanced dwellers in the land.
- So, that being the case, I don't want to generalize about Americans.
- But it's hard to generalize about almost 300 million people.
- On the other hand, I'll admit that the few I've seen have actually been quite good, and hard to generalize about.
- It is difficult, however, to generalize about species native to Australia since much of the literature is based on northern hemisphere or crop species.
Synonyms
imprecise, inexact, rough, approximate, inexplicit, non-specific, loose, ill-defined, generalized, ambiguous, equivocal, hazy, woolly
2with object Make (something) more widespread or widely applicable.
使（或变得）广泛（或全面）适用
attempts to generalize an elite education
推广精英教育的努力。
Example sentencesExamples
- The very institutions that helped generalise the boom now spread the panic.
- Rather than report on the details of their results, we present here a more generalized discussion.
- Whether the results will generalize remains to be seen.
- They also limit themselves to a very small sample of games from which they mistakenly try to generalize universal principles and properties.
- The main rules and propositions were generalized and formalized in field manuals and regulations.
- In practice, attempts to generalize research results are unlikely to rest on anything that happens in a single study, including the type of sampling carried out or the type of statistical test used.
- The homogenous nature of the subjects limits the ability to generalize results to other populations.
- These models are somewhat restricted in their direct physical application, though some generalized conclusions could be drawn from these results.
- However, a sample of one-tenth of one per cent of the entire undergraduate student population is far too small to generalize these opinions to them.
- Caution should be used in generalizing this study's results to other student populations.
- Several factors suggest caution before widely generalizing our findings.
- The researchers recognize the need to have a higher response rate to be able to generalize findings to the population.
- One of the most important branches of mathematics is the study of objects known as manifolds, which result from generalizing these ideas to three or more dimensions.
- No differences were found to exist and the results were generalized to the target population.
- We have generalized this method and made it applicable to data from multiple unlinked loci.
- For example, studies that generalise findings from limited population samples of incarcerated offenders are arguably missing datasets from the most intelligent criminal populations.
- This means that our population will be all students in that university which will in turn mean that we will only be able to generalize our findings to students of that university.
- Rather they owed their popularity and usefulness to the rather generalized reference that they made to the males and females of the human species.
- Our current efforts are directed at improving these tools for E. coli, making them widely available, and generalizing them to other microorganisms.
- Can the results from scientific research be generalized to witnesses in the real world?
Synonyms
give currency to, spread, propagate, give credence to, universalize
1. 2.1as adjective generalizedMedicine (of a disease) affecting much or all of the body.
  〔医〕（疾病）全身性的，非局部的
  generalized myalgia
  全身性肌痛。
  Example sentencesExamples
  However, in two cases of segmental disease, genetic transmission of the generalized disease has been reported.
  There is a generalized infection with involvement of the liver, spleen, bone marrow, and lymph glands.
  The lower abdomen is rarely exposed to the sun, so that disorders characterized by generalized hyperpigmentation may be quite evident there.
  This can potentially lead to septicemia, a generalized infection affecting many systems of the body.
  In addition, fever, neutropenia, generalized skin rash, abdominal distension, and tenderness were frequent symptoms on his admissions.

Derivatives

generalizability

noun dʒɛn(ə)rəlʌɪzəˈbɪlɪti

Small sample sizes limit the use of inferential statistics and decrease the external validity or generalizability of the findings.
Example sentencesExamples
- Furthermore, studies should include comparable groups of patients to increase the generalizability of the results.
- Thus, we search for others with whom we can share our experience with the hope of achieving some greater generalizability - and larger markets.
- Although lack of generalizability is often cited as the major shortcoming of randomization tests, other limitations have also been discussed.
- The generalizability of the findings would also have been improved with a larger and more representative sample of mothers and children.

generalizable

adjective

And since my research was much more generalizable and carefully controlled than anything that went before it, one would think that my paper would be an essential reference in any further discussion of the topic.
Example sentencesExamples
- Even minimal interventions involving generalizable and relatively inexpensive self-help materials tailored to pregnant women in a single brief session have proved successful.
- In other words, the process of induction involves drawing generalizable inferences out of observations.
- Yet they do not raise objections to studies that are even less rigorous or generalizable on such issues as the impact of divorce on children.
- If he is wrong (or if his findings are not generalizable to more recent years, as more recent data hints), collecting and analyzing additional data is the way to refute him.

generalizer

noun

Despair is one of the great subjects of art, of course, but not in the hands of a relentless generalizer selling platitudes about ‘the human condition.’
Example sentencesExamples
- The same is true for many generalisers and commentators.
- When you jump up a level in intelligence, all the old problems are no longer fun because you're a smarter generalizer and you can see them as all being the same problem.
- Humans are reductionists, generalisers and stereotypers.
- Humans, being master generalizers, do not easily empathize with dogs and fail to take cautionary measures.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'reduce to a general statement'): from general + -ize.

Definition of generalize in US English:

generalize

(British generalise)

verbˈjen(ə)rəˌlīzˈdʒɛn(ə)rəˌlaɪz

1no object Make a general or broad statement by inferring from specific cases.
it is not easy to generalize about the poor
对穷人的情况作概括介绍并非易事。
it is tempting to generalize from these conclusions
Example sentencesExamples
- It's actually difficult to generalize about Canada.
- Anthologies like this one invite us to generalize about differences between U.S. and U.K. poetics.
- Because states have distinctive histories and are located in particular places there are definite limits in our ability to generalize about state systems.
- It is difficult, however, to generalize about species native to Australia since much of the literature is based on northern hemisphere or crop species.
- What is unacceptable, to say the least, is to generalize about the uses and customs of nearly half a billion people who cover close to one sixth of the Earth's surface.
- Such an extreme contrast should tell anyone how stupid it is to generalize about racism.
- While it is possible to generalize about the social impact and consequences of flooding by means of the figures given above, flooding is a complex subject because of the various causes of the flood hazard and human responses to it.
- So, that being the case, I don't want to generalize about Americans.
- It is foolhardy to generalize about the political attitudes of 100 million peasants, except to say that they were far from being a cowed mass.
- In their desire to generalize about men, or even about one class of men, and in their focus on social consequences, they flatten out the complementary perspective of interiority and individuality.
- Probably the best part of this inconclusive book is the epilogue, which reminds us to be careful of how we generalize about natives as ecologists or balanced dwellers in the land.
- But it's hard to generalize about almost 300 million people.
- Even to generalize about the 337 estates valued at more than 5,000 [pounds sterling] runs the risk of distortion because there are so many exceptions to any rule.
- On the other hand, I'll admit that the few I've seen have actually been quite good, and hard to generalize about.
- While this study helps us generalize about the different techniques, data are highly specific to individual surgeons and surgical units.
- The varied topography of Nelson makes it difficult to generalize about weather and soils, although records show that the region is slightly cooler and wetter than the Marlborough average.
- Eating habits in Germany vary by social class and milieu, but it is possible to generalize about the behavior of the inclusive middle class, which has emerged in the prosperous postwar era.
- As much as I hate to generalize about such a large group of people, I'm going to do it anyway.
- However, it is not easy to generalize about the ethnographic research process in such a way as to provide definitive recommendations about research practice.
- If you're going to generalize about doctors, maybe you should be a little bit more wary about your sources.
Synonyms
imprecise, inexact, rough, approximate, inexplicit, non-specific, loose, ill-defined, generalized, ambiguous, equivocal, hazy, woolly
1. 1.1 Make or become more widely or generally applicable.
  使（或变得）广泛（或全面）适用
  with object most of what we have observed in this field can be generalized to other fields
  我们在这个领域里观察到的大多数情况也适用于其他领域。
  no object many of the results generalize to multibody structures
  很多结果适用于多体结构。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The very institutions that helped generalise the boom now spread the panic.
  We have generalized this method and made it applicable to data from multiple unlinked loci.
  They also limit themselves to a very small sample of games from which they mistakenly try to generalize universal principles and properties.
  Can the results from scientific research be generalized to witnesses in the real world?
  In practice, attempts to generalize research results are unlikely to rest on anything that happens in a single study, including the type of sampling carried out or the type of statistical test used.
  One of the most important branches of mathematics is the study of objects known as manifolds, which result from generalizing these ideas to three or more dimensions.
  For example, studies that generalise findings from limited population samples of incarcerated offenders are arguably missing datasets from the most intelligent criminal populations.
  Whether the results will generalize remains to be seen.
  Rather than report on the details of their results, we present here a more generalized discussion.
  The homogenous nature of the subjects limits the ability to generalize results to other populations.
  This means that our population will be all students in that university which will in turn mean that we will only be able to generalize our findings to students of that university.
  No differences were found to exist and the results were generalized to the target population.
  Rather they owed their popularity and usefulness to the rather generalized reference that they made to the males and females of the human species.
  However, a sample of one-tenth of one per cent of the entire undergraduate student population is far too small to generalize these opinions to them.
  The main rules and propositions were generalized and formalized in field manuals and regulations.
  These models are somewhat restricted in their direct physical application, though some generalized conclusions could be drawn from these results.
  Caution should be used in generalizing this study's results to other student populations.
  Several factors suggest caution before widely generalizing our findings.
  The researchers recognize the need to have a higher response rate to be able to generalize findings to the population.
  Our current efforts are directed at improving these tools for E. coli, making them widely available, and generalizing them to other microorganisms.
  Synonyms
  give currency to, spread, propagate, give credence to, universalize
2as adjective generalizedMedicine
(of a disease) affecting much or all of the body; not localized.
〔医〕（疾病）全身性的，非局部的
a generalized rash and fever
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition, fever, neutropenia, generalized skin rash, abdominal distension, and tenderness were frequent symptoms on his admissions.
- However, in two cases of segmental disease, genetic transmission of the generalized disease has been reported.
- This can potentially lead to septicemia, a generalized infection affecting many systems of the body.
- The lower abdomen is rarely exposed to the sun, so that disorders characterized by generalized hyperpigmentation may be quite evident there.
- There is a generalized infection with involvement of the liver, spleen, bone marrow, and lymph glands.
3with object Make (something) more widespread or common.
推广，普及
attempts to generalize an elite education
推广精英教育的努力。

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘reduce to a general statement’): from general + -ize.

词汇	generalize
释义	Definition of generalize in English: generalize (British generalise) verb ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəlʌɪzˈdʒɛn(ə)rəˌlaɪz 1no object Make a general or broad statement by inferring from specific cases. it is not easy to generalize about the poor 对穷人的情况作概括介绍并非易事。 Example sentencesExamples What is unacceptable, to say the least, is to generalize about the uses and customs of nearly half a billion people who cover close to one sixth of the Earth's surface. Anthologies like this one invite us to generalize about differences between U.S. and U.K. poetics. Because states have distinctive histories and are located in particular places there are definite limits in our ability to generalize about state systems. Eating habits in Germany vary by social class and milieu, but it is possible to generalize about the behavior of the inclusive middle class, which has emerged in the prosperous postwar era. If you're going to generalize about doctors, maybe you should be a little bit more wary about your sources. It's actually difficult to generalize about Canada. However, it is not easy to generalize about the ethnographic research process in such a way as to provide definitive recommendations about research practice. As much as I hate to generalize about such a large group of people, I'm going to do it anyway. While this study helps us generalize about the different techniques, data are highly specific to individual surgeons and surgical units. It is foolhardy to generalize about the political attitudes of 100 million peasants, except to say that they were far from being a cowed mass. Even to generalize about the 337 estates valued at more than 5,000 [pounds sterling] runs the risk of distortion because there are so many exceptions to any rule. Such an extreme contrast should tell anyone how stupid it is to generalize about racism. While it is possible to generalize about the social impact and consequences of flooding by means of the figures given above, flooding is a complex subject because of the various causes of the flood hazard and human responses to it. In their desire to generalize about men, or even about one class of men, and in their focus on social consequences, they flatten out the complementary perspective of interiority and individuality. The varied topography of Nelson makes it difficult to generalize about weather and soils, although records show that the region is slightly cooler and wetter than the Marlborough average. Probably the best part of this inconclusive book is the epilogue, which reminds us to be careful of how we generalize about natives as ecologists or balanced dwellers in the land. So, that being the case, I don't want to generalize about Americans. But it's hard to generalize about almost 300 million people. On the other hand, I'll admit that the few I've seen have actually been quite good, and hard to generalize about. It is difficult, however, to generalize about species native to Australia since much of the literature is based on northern hemisphere or crop species. Synonyms imprecise, inexact, rough, approximate, inexplicit, non-specific, loose, ill-defined, generalized, ambiguous, equivocal, hazy, woolly 2with object Make (something) more widespread or widely applicable. 使（或变得）广泛（或全面）适用 attempts to generalize an elite education 推广精英教育的努力。 Example sentencesExamples The very institutions that helped generalise the boom now spread the panic. Rather than report on the details of their results, we present here a more generalized discussion. Whether the results will generalize remains to be seen. They also limit themselves to a very small sample of games from which they mistakenly try to generalize universal principles and properties. The main rules and propositions were generalized and formalized in field manuals and regulations. In practice, attempts to generalize research results are unlikely to rest on anything that happens in a single study, including the type of sampling carried out or the type of statistical test used. The homogenous nature of the subjects limits the ability to generalize results to other populations. These models are somewhat restricted in their direct physical application, though some generalized conclusions could be drawn from these results. However, a sample of one-tenth of one per cent of the entire undergraduate student population is far too small to generalize these opinions to them. Caution should be used in generalizing this study's results to other student populations. Several factors suggest caution before widely generalizing our findings. The researchers recognize the need to have a higher response rate to be able to generalize findings to the population. One of the most important branches of mathematics is the study of objects known as manifolds, which result from generalizing these ideas to three or more dimensions. No differences were found to exist and the results were generalized to the target population. We have generalized this method and made it applicable to data from multiple unlinked loci. For example, studies that generalise findings from limited population samples of incarcerated offenders are arguably missing datasets from the most intelligent criminal populations. This means that our population will be all students in that university which will in turn mean that we will only be able to generalize our findings to students of that university. Rather they owed their popularity and usefulness to the rather generalized reference that they made to the males and females of the human species. Our current efforts are directed at improving these tools for E. coli, making them widely available, and generalizing them to other microorganisms. Can the results from scientific research be generalized to witnesses in the real world? Synonyms give currency to, spread, propagate, give credence to, universalize 2.1as adjective generalizedMedicine (of a disease) affecting much or all of the body. 〔医〕（疾病）全身性的，非局部的 generalized myalgia 全身性肌痛。 Example sentencesExamples However, in two cases of segmental disease, genetic transmission of the generalized disease has been reported. There is a generalized infection with involvement of the liver, spleen, bone marrow, and lymph glands. The lower abdomen is rarely exposed to the sun, so that disorders characterized by generalized hyperpigmentation may be quite evident there. This can potentially lead to septicemia, a generalized infection affecting many systems of the body. In addition, fever, neutropenia, generalized skin rash, abdominal distension, and tenderness were frequent symptoms on his admissions. Derivatives generalizability noun dʒɛn(ə)rəlʌɪzəˈbɪlɪti Small sample sizes limit the use of inferential statistics and decrease the external validity or generalizability of the findings. Example sentencesExamples Furthermore, studies should include comparable groups of patients to increase the generalizability of the results. Thus, we search for others with whom we can share our experience with the hope of achieving some greater generalizability - and larger markets. Although lack of generalizability is often cited as the major shortcoming of randomization tests, other limitations have also been discussed. The generalizability of the findings would also have been improved with a larger and more representative sample of mothers and children. generalizable adjective And since my research was much more generalizable and carefully controlled than anything that went before it, one would think that my paper would be an essential reference in any further discussion of the topic. Example sentencesExamples Even minimal interventions involving generalizable and relatively inexpensive self-help materials tailored to pregnant women in a single brief session have proved successful. In other words, the process of induction involves drawing generalizable inferences out of observations. Yet they do not raise objections to studies that are even less rigorous or generalizable on such issues as the impact of divorce on children. If he is wrong (or if his findings are not generalizable to more recent years, as more recent data hints), collecting and analyzing additional data is the way to refute him. generalizer noun Despair is one of the great subjects of art, of course, but not in the hands of a relentless generalizer selling platitudes about ‘the human condition.’ Example sentencesExamples The same is true for many generalisers and commentators. When you jump up a level in intelligence, all the old problems are no longer fun because you're a smarter generalizer and you can see them as all being the same problem. Humans are reductionists, generalisers and stereotypers. Humans, being master generalizers, do not easily empathize with dogs and fail to take cautionary measures. Origin Middle English (in the sense 'reduce to a general statement'): from general + -ize. Definition of generalize in US English: generalize (British generalise) verbˈjen(ə)rəˌlīzˈdʒɛn(ə)rəˌlaɪz 1no object Make a general or broad statement by inferring from specific cases. it is not easy to generalize about the poor 对穷人的情况作概括介绍并非易事。 it is tempting to generalize from these conclusions Example sentencesExamples It's actually difficult to generalize about Canada. Anthologies like this one invite us to generalize about differences between U.S. and U.K. poetics. Because states have distinctive histories and are located in particular places there are definite limits in our ability to generalize about state systems. It is difficult, however, to generalize about species native to Australia since much of the literature is based on northern hemisphere or crop species. What is unacceptable, to say the least, is to generalize about the uses and customs of nearly half a billion people who cover close to one sixth of the Earth's surface. Such an extreme contrast should tell anyone how stupid it is to generalize about racism. While it is possible to generalize about the social impact and consequences of flooding by means of the figures given above, flooding is a complex subject because of the various causes of the flood hazard and human responses to it. So, that being the case, I don't want to generalize about Americans. It is foolhardy to generalize about the political attitudes of 100 million peasants, except to say that they were far from being a cowed mass. In their desire to generalize about men, or even about one class of men, and in their focus on social consequences, they flatten out the complementary perspective of interiority and individuality. Probably the best part of this inconclusive book is the epilogue, which reminds us to be careful of how we generalize about natives as ecologists or balanced dwellers in the land. But it's hard to generalize about almost 300 million people. Even to generalize about the 337 estates valued at more than 5,000 [pounds sterling] runs the risk of distortion because there are so many exceptions to any rule. On the other hand, I'll admit that the few I've seen have actually been quite good, and hard to generalize about. While this study helps us generalize about the different techniques, data are highly specific to individual surgeons and surgical units. The varied topography of Nelson makes it difficult to generalize about weather and soils, although records show that the region is slightly cooler and wetter than the Marlborough average. Eating habits in Germany vary by social class and milieu, but it is possible to generalize about the behavior of the inclusive middle class, which has emerged in the prosperous postwar era. As much as I hate to generalize about such a large group of people, I'm going to do it anyway. However, it is not easy to generalize about the ethnographic research process in such a way as to provide definitive recommendations about research practice. If you're going to generalize about doctors, maybe you should be a little bit more wary about your sources. Synonyms imprecise, inexact, rough, approximate, inexplicit, non-specific, loose, ill-defined, generalized, ambiguous, equivocal, hazy, woolly 1.1 Make or become more widely or generally applicable. 使（或变得）广泛（或全面）适用 with object most of what we have observed in this field can be generalized to other fields 我们在这个领域里观察到的大多数情况也适用于其他领域。 no object many of the results generalize to multibody structures 很多结果适用于多体结构。 Example sentencesExamples The very institutions that helped generalise the boom now spread the panic. We have generalized this method and made it applicable to data from multiple unlinked loci. They also limit themselves to a very small sample of games from which they mistakenly try to generalize universal principles and properties. Can the results from scientific research be generalized to witnesses in the real world? In practice, attempts to generalize research results are unlikely to rest on anything that happens in a single study, including the type of sampling carried out or the type of statistical test used. One of the most important branches of mathematics is the study of objects known as manifolds, which result from generalizing these ideas to three or more dimensions. For example, studies that generalise findings from limited population samples of incarcerated offenders are arguably missing datasets from the most intelligent criminal populations. Whether the results will generalize remains to be seen. Rather than report on the details of their results, we present here a more generalized discussion. The homogenous nature of the subjects limits the ability to generalize results to other populations. This means that our population will be all students in that university which will in turn mean that we will only be able to generalize our findings to students of that university. No differences were found to exist and the results were generalized to the target population. Rather they owed their popularity and usefulness to the rather generalized reference that they made to the males and females of the human species. However, a sample of one-tenth of one per cent of the entire undergraduate student population is far too small to generalize these opinions to them. The main rules and propositions were generalized and formalized in field manuals and regulations. These models are somewhat restricted in their direct physical application, though some generalized conclusions could be drawn from these results. Caution should be used in generalizing this study's results to other student populations. Several factors suggest caution before widely generalizing our findings. The researchers recognize the need to have a higher response rate to be able to generalize findings to the population. Our current efforts are directed at improving these tools for E. coli, making them widely available, and generalizing them to other microorganisms. Synonyms give currency to, spread, propagate, give credence to, universalize 2as adjective generalizedMedicine (of a disease) affecting much or all of the body; not localized. 〔医〕（疾病）全身性的，非局部的 a generalized rash and fever Example sentencesExamples In addition, fever, neutropenia, generalized skin rash, abdominal distension, and tenderness were frequent symptoms on his admissions. However, in two cases of segmental disease, genetic transmission of the generalized disease has been reported. This can potentially lead to septicemia, a generalized infection affecting many systems of the body. The lower abdomen is rarely exposed to the sun, so that disorders characterized by generalized hyperpigmentation may be quite evident there. There is a generalized infection with involvement of the liver, spleen, bone marrow, and lymph glands. 3with object Make (something) more widespread or common. 推广，普及 attempts to generalize an elite education 推广精英教育的努力。 Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘reduce to a general statement’): from general + -ize.
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