Definition of: generalize

(jen′ər·əl·īz′) v. ·lized, ·liz·ing v.t.
1. To treat as having general or wide application.
2. To cause to be used or understood generally or widely; popularize.
3. To draw or frame (a general rule or principle) from particular evidence, facts, etc.
4. To draw or frame a general rule or principle from (particular evidence, facts, etc.).
—v.i.
5. To talk in general rather than particular terms; make generalizations; be vague.
6. To draw general ideas or inferences from particulars.