1. making a general statement or conclusion based on limited examples or information
Usage: present participle of 'generalise' (British spelling); American spelling is 'generalizing'
2. applying or extending something to a broader range of cases or situations

Examples

• She was generalising when she said all teenagers are lazy.
• The researcher is generalising the findings from the small study to the entire population.
• Without more data, you risk generalising too quickly.
• He tends to make sweeping statements by generalising from a single experience.
• The theory works well for this case, but generalising it to other contexts may be problematic.
• By generalising the mathematical principle, we can apply it to different types of problems.