\Gen"er*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Generalized};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Generalizing}.] [Cf. F. g['e]n['e]raliser.]
1. To bring under a genus or under genera; to view in
   relation to a genus or to genera.
         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. --W.
                                               Nicholson.
2. To apply to other genera or classes; to use with a more
   extensive application; to extend so as to include all
   special cases; to make universal in application, as a
   formula or rule.
         When a fact is generalized, our discontent is
         quited, and we consider the generality itself as
         tantamount to an explanation.         --Sir W.
                                               Hamilton.
3. To derive or deduce (a general conception, or a general
   principle) from particulars.
         A mere conclusion generalized from a great multitude
         of facts.                             --Coleridge.

\Gen"er*al*ize\, v. i.
To form into a genus; to view objects in their relations to a
genus or class; to take general or comprehensive views.