generalise
/ˈdʒɛnərəlaɪz/
verb
- To make a broad statement or draw a conclusion based on limited information or a few examples.
- You shouldn't generalise about an entire country based on one trip.
- The report generalises the results of a small survey to the whole population.
- It's easy to generalise, but every situation is unique.
- To apply a rule or idea to a wider range of situations or things.
- In science, we try to generalise our findings to other conditions.
- The teacher helped students generalise the grammar rule to new sentences.
- This theory generalises well to different cultures and time periods.
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