generalize vs vulgarise what difference
what is difference between generalize and vulgarise
English
Alternative forms
- generalise (non-Oxford British spelling)
Etymology
general + -ize
Verb
generalize (third-person singular simple present generalizes, present participle generalizing, simple past and past participle generalized)
- To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
- To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
- 1795, William Nicholson, A Dictionary of Chemistry
- Copernicus generalized the celestial motions by merely referring them to the moon’s motion. Newton generalized them still more by referring this last to the motion of a stone through the air.
- 1795, William Nicholson, A Dictionary of Chemistry
- To derive or deduce (a general concept or principle) from particular facts.
- August 24, 1831, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Truth and Maxims
- A mere conclusion generalized from a great multitude of facts.
- August 24, 1831, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Truth and Maxims
Synonyms
- (speak in generalities): See also Thesaurus:generalize
Antonyms
- (speak in generalities): See also Thesaurus:specify
- (infer from specific cases): specialize
Derived terms
Related terms
- general
Translations
Portuguese
Verb
generalize
- first-person singular present subjunctive of generalizar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of generalizar
- first-person singular imperative of generalizar
- third-person singular imperative of generalizar
English
Verb
vulgarise (third-person singular simple present vulgarises, present participle vulgarising, simple past and past participle vulgarised)
- Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of vulgarize.
French
Verb
vulgarise
- first-person singular present indicative of vulgariser
- third-person singular present indicative of vulgariser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of vulgariser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of vulgariser
- second-person singular imperative of vulgariser
Anagrams
- vulgaires
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