1. to make a general statement or form a general principle based on specific examples or limited information
Usage: British spelling; American English uses 'generalize'
2. to apply or extend something to a broader range of cases or situations
Usage: British spelling; American English uses 'generalize'
3. to speak or write in general terms without specific details or examples
Usage: British spelling; American English uses 'generalize'

Examples

• It's unfair to generalise about all teenagers based on a few examples.
• The study found a pattern, but researchers warned against generalising the results to other populations.
• Don't generalise; tell me specifically what happened.
• From these three cases, we can generalise that the treatment is effective.
• The principle discovered in physics can be generalised to other scientific fields.
• She tends to generalise when discussing politics rather than discussing individual issues.