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generaliseto make a general statement or form a general opinion based on limited information

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to make a general statement or form a general opinion based on limited information

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdʒenərəlaɪz/

Korean meaning: 일반화하다, 일반적인 결론을 내리다

Korean pronunciation: **제**너럴라이즈

Example Sentences

  • My mom tends to generalise that all video games are bad after seeing one violent game
  • Scientists are careful not to generalise their findings without sufficient data
  • You can't generalise that all cats are lazy just because yours sleeps 20 hours a day

generalise

VERB

//ˈdʒenərəlaɪz//

to make a general statement or form a general opinion based on limited information

generalise concept
💡 Concept

to make a general statement or form a general opinion based on limited information

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generalise rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From fragments we generalise to realise what will materialise!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈdʒenərəlaɪz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈdʒenərəlaɪz/

🌳Etymology

Rootgeneral
Suffix--ise

Origin

라틴어에서 온 'general(일반적인)'에 동사를 만드는 접미사 '-ise'가 붙어서 '일반적으로 만들다'라는 의미가 되었습니다

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🎵Rhyme

specialiserealisematerialise
specialise
realise
materialise

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom tends to generalise that all video games are bad after seeing one violent game

Scientists are careful not to generalise their findings without sufficient data

😄 Fun example

You can't generalise that all cats are lazy just because yours sleeps 20 hours a day

The teacher warned students not to generalise about cultures based on stereotypes

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

generalizestereotypecategorizeclassifyuniversalize

Antonyms

specifyparticularizeindividualize

Related

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