/'dʒenrəlaɪz; `dʒɛnərəl,aɪz/
v
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (about sth); ~ (sth) (from sth) draw (a general conclusion) from particular examples or evidence （从某些事例或证据中）归纳, 概括出（ 一般性结论）
*You cannot generalize about the effects of the drug from one or two cases. 不能根据一两个病例就得出该药是否有效的结论.
* generalize a conclusion from a set of facts 从一些事实中归纳出一项结论.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (about sth) make general statements for which there is little evidence 大体上说; 概括; 推想（没什么根据）
*Europeans, if I may generalize, are all... 倘若我可以大致说说的话, 欧洲人都...
* Perhaps you oughtn't to generalize about that. 也许你不该对那事一概而论.

v
[I]
to form a general principle or opinion after considering only a small number of facts or examples
generalize from
　She has a tendency to generalize from her husband to all men.
[I]
to make a general statement about the whole of a group or thing
generalize about
　It is difficult to generalise about the kind of people who come on these courses.
[T]formal
to say that an idea, result etc is related to a larger group
　Can we generalise this principle?
generalize sth to sth
　the issue of whether the research findings can be generalized to a wider population