generalize

Other forms of generalize

past tense

generalized·

present participle

generalizing·

third person

generalizes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about generalize

What does generalize mean?

generalize means "draw from specific cases for more general cases". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in generalize?

generalize has 4 syllables: gen-e-ra-lize. The stress falls on "gen". In IPA it is /ˈdʒɛnɚəˌlaɪz/.

What is another word for generalize?

Close synonyms include generalise, extrapolate, infer, generalise, popularize. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of generalize?

The recorded antonyms are specify.

Is generalize a common word?

generalize is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with generalize?

83 words rhyme with generalize. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.