1. Broad or comprehensive rather than specialized or specific
   "Her symptoms were too generalized to make a specific diagnosis";
   - generalised [Brit]
    
2. Spread throughout a large area or through many parts of the body
   "The patient developed generalized pain"

1. Draw from specific cases for more general cases
   "The scientist generalized her findings to a broader population";
   - generalise [Brit], extrapolate, infer
    
2. Speak or write in generalities
   "The politician generalized about the state of the economy";
   - generalise [Brit]
    
3. Become systemic and spread throughout the body
   "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system";
   - generalise [Brit]

See also: unspecialised [Brit], unspecialized

Type of: conclude, distribute, mouth, reason, reason out, speak, spread, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Encyclopedia: Generalized