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generalize about someone or something and generalize on someone or something to interpret someone or something in very general terms. Sometimes it isn't wise to generalize about a complicated issue. She is very complex and it is difficult to generalize on her. generalize from something to assume a general pattern in something from specific observances of something. You can hardly generalize from only two instances. You can't generalize anything from the testimony of a single witness! How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The neoliberal philosophy requires, Davies holds, that universities produce generic, homogenised students with generalisable skills rather than 'astute critics of all forms of hegemony'. As yet, it is unclear whether or not the conclusions generated from data collected in such homogenised samples are generalisable to the wider population of men. The findings of this study are not generalisable to all Australian youth. |
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