généraliser — meaning in English
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English meaning
- generalize verb To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
- subsume verb To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.
Senses
généraliser is used for these senses in English:
- generalize To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
- subsume (transitive) To consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule.
generalize — full definition
- verb To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
- verb To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
- verb To spread throughout the body and become systemic.
- verb To derive or deduce (a general concept or principle) from particular facts.
subsume — full definition
- verb To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.
- verb To consider an occurrence as part of a principle or rule.