"generalise" meaning in All languages combined

See generalise on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: generalise [canonical], generalises [third-person, singular], generalised [past], generalised [past, participle], generalising [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|generalis|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you generalise you speak in general, or in vague terms.
    Sense id: simple-generalise-en-verb-ANlXo3eP
  2. To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
    Sense id: simple-generalise-en-verb-gTrPYaqa
  3. To spread throughout the body and become part of the body's system.
    Sense id: simple-generalise-en-verb-5RJzu8I~
     
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